When in the course of organic evolution it becomes obvious that
a mutational process is inevitably dissolving the physical and
neurological bonds which connect the members of one generation
to the past and inevitably directing them to assume among the
species of Earth the separate and equal station to which the
Laws of Nature and Nature's God entitle them, a decent concern
for the harmony of species requires that the causes of the
mutation should be declared. We hold these truths to be self
evident: - That all species are created different but equal; -
That they are endowed, each one, with certain inalienable
rights; - That among them are Freedom to Live, Freedom to Grow,
and Freedom to pursue Happiness in their own style; - That to
protect these God-given rights, social structures naturally
emerge, basing their authority on the principles of love of God
and respect for all forms of life; - That whenever any form of
government becomes destructive of life, liberty, and harmony, it
is the organic duty of the yo