What latin motto did the writers of the Declaration of Independence use to start their writing process? What does it mean?

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

Explanation:

the mothers played a major role in confronting the government and ending the war.