“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.” (*unremovable)

1.Even though the Enlightenment was more about humans and reason, how do we know that Jefferson was still religious?


2.Which other Enlightenment thinker is Jefferson borrowing from? What ideas are similar?

3.Does this quote represent the Enlightenment, or the dark side? Why do you think that? (2 sentences)