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 这是典型的新教自然神学语言。 新教自然神学是美国独立宣言的精神的一部分。 上帝通过“自然法则”赋予人类权利，人的尊严来自上帝，而不是来自国王，所以不能随便按一本书起誓的。