All men are by nature equally free and independent. Such equality is necessary in order to create a free government. All men must be equal to each other in natural law.

Tutti gli uomini sono per natura egualmente liberi e indipendenti. Quest'eguaglianza è necessaria per costituire un governo libero. Bisogna che ognuno sia uguale all'altro nel diritto naturale.

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In The Virginia Gazette (1774), as translated by Thomas Jefferson. According to John F. Kennedy, in A Nation of Immigrants (1958), ch. 3, the phrase in the United States Declaration of Independence — "All men are created equal" — was paraphrased from Mazzei's words

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Alberto Aquarone (ed.) Memorie della Vita e delle Peregrinazioni del Fiorentino Filippo Mazzei (Milan, 1970), p. 214 | Cf. omnes homines natura aequales sunt

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