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We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are liberty, and the pursuit of happiness;--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.

Consider the context in which inalienable is used in this excerpt. What is the most likely definition of inalienable?

cold, distant, or unfeeling
incapable of being taken away
sympathetic towards suffering
strange, odd, or foreign

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Answer:

incable of being taken away

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