ithildin: (Vintage - Lady America)
...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 to 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.


The full text of the Declaration of Independence.

Date: 2008-07-04 06:11 pm (UTC)From: [identity profile] pat-t.livejournal.com
This is great. Thank you for putting it up. Sometimes I think people forget what we're *supposed* to stand for.

Date: 2008-07-04 06:47 pm (UTC)From: [identity profile] ithildyn.livejournal.com
ext_9031: (Vintage - Lady America)
You're welcome :) I always get emotional and very grateful on the 4th.

Date: 2008-07-04 08:31 pm (UTC)From: [identity profile] mischief5.livejournal.com
Not bad for a bunch of upstart revolutionaries and rogues, hmmm? Happy 232cd Birthday to Uncle Sam!

Date: 2008-07-04 08:33 pm (UTC)From: [identity profile] ithildyn.livejournal.com
ext_9031: (Taste - Taste of Summer)
Not bad at all!

(nice icon!)

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