WHEN IN the Course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political Bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the Powers of the Earth, the separate and equal Station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent Respect to the Opinions of Mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the Separation.
“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, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness - That to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed, that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these Ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its Foundation on such Principles, and organizing its Powers in such Form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.”
231 years ago the fathers of our nation came to realize that they should let the world know exactly what they were fighting for. From this debate came one of the greatest documents the world has known. The "Declaration of Independence." When was the last time you read the reason for Independence day?
I wish more of our politicians today had read this. Maybe it should be required reading before you are allowed to take the oath of office for any government position.
07/06/07 08:14:49
Old Plgrimm wrote:
If you do not tell them where these words come from, most politicians today are deathly afraid of these word. They want sheepel, not men and women who stand on their own feet and think for themselves.
