The founding fathers of the U.S. have probably captured these truths better than anybody, and codified them into the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States of America.
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On his instructions, his tombstone records three things: his authorship of the Declaration of Independence, his creation of the University of Virginia (pointedly built around a library, not a church), and religious liberty in his home state.
First of all, we're here in Philadelphia, as has been said, not only because it is the home the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, but it is also, interestingly enough, the home of the very first petition drive.
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On July 4, 1776, the day we officially celebrate Independence Day, the wording of the Declaration of Independence was approved by Congress.
After Ireland became free from the British in 1922 (when the War of Independence resulted in the declaration of the Irish Free State), the government, with the support of the Catholic Church, passed the Censorship of Film Act.
If we are to be true patriots who understand what it really means to celebrate Independence Day, it would be helpful to be able to comprehend the Declaration of Independence.
The old-fashioned approach was to collect according to lists, such as all the signers of the Declaration of Independence or all the Presidents. (Gilder and Lehrman have a collection of pardons from every President.) Now the fashion is to get manuscripts from history's most significant figures.
The 215th anniversary of America's own declaration of independence would be a perfect opportunity to announce such a long-overdue policy shift by recognizing the independence of Slovenia and Croatia.
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They should re-read the Declaration of Independence and the reference to the pursuit of happiness.
For its part, the Olmert-Livni-Barak government has responded to Kosovo's declaration of independence with customary confusion.
We were consciously created with a shared set of ideals encapsulated in the Declaration of Independence.
"Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, and served two terms as president, " he said.
He only returned to Israel after its declaration of independence on 14 May 1948.
Superbly researched and written account of our founding document, the Declaration of Independence.
In 1776, the Declaration of Independence was read aloud to General George Washington's troops in New York.
Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence while drinking beer in a tavern.
The Declaration of Independence had not yet been signed, and there was no United States of America.
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Built in 1755, it was once the home of Arthur Middleton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
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The Cyrus Cylinder was unearthed roughly about 100 years after the United States Declaration of Independence was published.
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One lesson I hope my students are learning is that documents like the Declaration of Independence are not immutable.
For America that set of ideas was found in the Declaration of Independence.
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The Declaration of Independence had some choice things to say about George III.
The Declaration of Independence is one of the most important documents in history.
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That may sound radical today, but it is one of the basic principles propounded in the Declaration of Independence.
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They will have to draw their own conclusions about the meanings the words of the Declaration of Independence have for us today.
He was the one of the authors of the Declaration of Independence.
Eight Irishmen signed the Declaration of Independence, fully one-seventh of the signator.
"The Declaration of Independence says all men are created equal, " Clegg says.
French Defense Minister Gerard Longuet said the declaration of independence in northern Mali was meaningless if it was not recognized by African states.
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