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 ... " What is the main idea of this passage? Only citizens can enjoy the rights guaranteed by a government. People have rights that cannot be denied by any government. Government must equally distribute power among people. Government is necessary to promote equality.

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Patricia Villarreal

27 May, 11:00

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 ... " What is the main idea of this passage? Only citizens can enjoy the rights guaranteed by a government. People have rights that cannot be denied by any government. Government must equally distribute power among people. Government is necessary to promote equality.

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Carolina Welch · Answer 1

It means that people have rights that cannot be denied by any government (2nd option is correct). Such is a part of the opening text of the United States Declaration of Independence adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, in its meeting in Philadelphia.