That’s true. The Declaration not only lays out our reasons for separating from Britain, but warns that such a course is not to be taken lightly.
I’m always comforted at how the entire nation, even Lincoln in one of his speeches, were profoundly affected by the deaths of both Adams and Jefferson on the 50 year jubilee anniversary of the Declaration in 1826.
As Lincoln discussed (I think he gave the speech on July 4th, 1863, after the victories of Vicksburg and Gettysberg) he saw the hand of God on the Union victories in the same way God honored Jefferson and Adams by taking them from this earthly toil on this important American day.