... their own people, demanding freedom, whether it be from the tyrannical rule of King George, or the tyrannical rule of man. In the first line of the second paragraph, the original copy read, "We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal", while Stanton ... back in 1884, it was a controversial proclamation. The next significant change that was made was the omission of the words "among men" in the line, "to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men". Stanton believed that males only should no longer run the government. It was time for ... passes, ...

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