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We Hold these Truths to be Self-Evident - what does that Mean

In a recent response to folks commenting on my blog post I explained that I have used the phrase "We hold these truths to be self-evident" in a number of titles of posts over the years.  When I started to seek out an appropriate thought for this Memorial Day or perhaps the Fourth of July, I realized that I had my hook for an awesome connection to an historic reference that might explain in more detail just exactly what I was talking about and why it is critically important at this time in our history.  So I will take note of a little history until I get to Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.
My title quote, of course, is from the Declaration of Independence.  Thomas Jefferson wrote in the preamble to the Declaration in 1776 that "We hold these truths to be self-evident,  that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, 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..." 
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