pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, & our sacred honor- Jefferson also capture this phrase from~ https://books.google.com/books?id=_ntDAQAAIAAJ&q=pledge+to+each+other+our+lives&dq=pledge+to+each+other+our+lives&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjXr-DH0cPUAhUEbD4KHeBtA5QQ6AEINDAC

life, liberty, & the pursuit of happiness: Jefferson was familiar with the Author Hudibrass reading and shedding tears as such as Mr. Samuel Butler~[]https://books.google.com/books?id=3vpeAAAAcAAJ&dq=liberty%2C%20%26%20the%20pursuit%20of%20happiness&pg=PA29#v=onepage&q=liberty,%20&%20the%20pursuit%20of%20happiness&f=false

A prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a tyrant is unfit to be the ruler- Jefferson became poetic after reading~https://books.google.com/books?id=yQpDAQAAMAAJ&q=A+prince+whose+character+is+thus+marked+by+every+act+which+may+define+a+tyrant+is+unfit+to+be+the+ruler&dq=A+prince+whose+character+is+thus+marked+by+every+act+which+may+define+a+tyrant+is+unfit+to+be+the+ruler&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj52MO9z8PUAhXFwj4KHeXiAxEQ6AEIKDAA

these Truths to be self-evident: Thomas Jefferson probably read ~ https://books.google.com/books?id=1HqwC5QfjrUC&dq=truths%20to%20be%20self%20evident&pg=PA1000#v=onepage&q=truths%20to%20be%20self%20evident&f=false