Notable Quotes from the Declaration of Independence
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are unalienable rights.
Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.
When a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object, evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such government.
Prudence, indeed, will dictate that governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly, all experience hath shown that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.
In every stage of these oppressions, we have petitioned for redress in the most humble terms; our repeated petitions have been answered only by repeated injury.
He has erected a multitude of new offices, and sent hither swarms of officers to harass our people and eat out their substance.
He has refused his assent to laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.
He has obstructed the administration of justice by refusing his assent to laws for establishing judiciary powers.
He has affected to render the military independent of and superior to the civil power.
Notable Quotes from the Declaration of Independence part 2
He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution and unacknowledged by our laws.
He has excited domestic insurrections among us and has endeavored to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian savages, whose known rule of warfare is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes, and conditions.
We, therefore, the representatives of the United States of America, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the name and by the authority of the good people of these colonies, solemnly publish and declare, that these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states.
And for the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.
All men are created equal, regardless of their race, religion, or social status.
It is the duty of the government to protect the rights and liberties of its citizens.
Tyranny and oppression have no place in a just society.
The people have the power to overthrow unjust governments and establish a new system.
Freedom is a fundamental human right that should never be taken for granted.
The pursuit of happiness is an essential part of human existence.
Education is the key to enlightenment and progress.
A government should be accountable to its people, not the other way around.
We are endowed with certain unalienable rights that cannot be taken away by any authority.
Resisting tyranny is not only a right but a responsibility.
Governments should serve the interests of the people, not the other way around.
Equality is the foundation of a just and fair society.
Peaceful protest is a powerful tool for social change.
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
The power of the people is greater than the power of any government.
Diversity strengthens a nation and should be celebrated.
The pursuit of knowledge and truth should be unrestricted.
True patriots question and challenge their government for the betterment of society.
Freedom is not a privilege; it is a birthright.
Pride in one’s country should be accompanied by a commitment to justice and equality.
A citizen’s duty is to protect the values and principles upon which their nation was founded.
Peace can only be achieved through understanding and cooperation.
History has shown us that the fight for liberty is never easy, but always worth it.
A just government is one that respects the rights and dignity of its people.
The struggle for independence is not confined to one nation; it is a universal human aspiration.
We have a responsibility to future generations to create a world free from oppression and injustice.
The strength of a nation lies in the unity and diversity of its people.
Courage is not the absence of fear but the willingness to face it for the greater good.
It is our duty to ensure that the principles of freedom and democracy endure for posterity.
May the ideals of the Declaration of Independence inspire and guide us towards a brighter future.