Answer the following question after reading the preamble. Your answer should be in the form of two paragraphs (four to six sentences per), introduction, text, and conclusion. 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.

Prompt: What are the most important ideals, principles, or virtues expressed in the Declaration of
Independence and to what extent does America today meet the promise of those ideals?