A team of British lawyers has now concluded that the Declaration of Independence was illegal, and the American colonies had no right… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
I wouldn't even say "Imagine" is political. I think it's…more just sort of declaration of humanity. I don't find his political songs… — Sean Lennon Copy Share Image
People like to come up to me and tell me that I’ve got nice ink. Except these tattoos aren’t just decorations. They… — CM Punk Copy Share Image
The other salient characteristic of the Declaration is its universality: it applies to all human beings without any discrimination whatever; it also… — Rene Cassin Copy Share Image
May every citizen ... have a proper sense of the Deity upon his mind and an impression of the declaration recorded in… — Samuel Adams Copy Share Image
The Union is much older than the Constitution. It was formed in fact, by the Articles of Association in 1774. It was… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
Women's roles are diminished for obvious reasons. It's the men whose names are on the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, and… — Cokie Roberts Copy Share Image
Assertion of truths known and felt, promulgation of truth from the high platform of truth itself, declaration of faith by the mouth… — J. G. Holland Copy Share Image
Elevated levels of confidence are omnipresent among history's greatest overachievers. Benjamin Franklin, one of the most famous men in the world even… — John Eliot Copy Share Image
Near eighty years ago we began by declaring that all men are created equal; but now from that beginning we have run… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
Instead of concentrating on the war against poverty, global attention is focused on another kind of slaughter - on something that is… — Muhammad Yunus Copy Share Image
I do not believe the promises of the Declaration of Independence are just for the strong, the independent, the healthy. They are… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
“Those men who laid the foundation of this American government and signed the Declaration of Independence were the best spirits the God… — Wilford Woodruff Copy Share Image
True Americanism is practical idealism. Its aims, instead of being materialistic and mechanical, are idealistic to the point of being Utopian. In… — Maurice Saatchi Copy Share Image
I like to be depressing. I feel it's my duty to make everyone a little less happy. You know that line in… — Jamaica Kincaid Copy Share Image
The thing to remember about the Declaration of Independence and the profession of freedom is that it was written by people who… — Jamaica Kincaid Copy Share Image
“I love you Anna Covey,' he said, his voice barely audible. And slowly, clumsily, he leant forward, and his lips found hers,… — Gemma Malley Copy Share Image
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights describes the family as the natural and fundamental unit of society. It follows that any choice… — Garrett Hardin Copy Share Image
I am in favor of carrying out the Declaration of Independence to women as well as men. Women having to suffer the… — Leland Stanford Copy Share Image
Look, half the men who signed the Declaration of Independence were either in debt or bankrupt. The remaining half, most of them… — Eric Massa Copy Share Image
Men speak of natural rights, but I challenge any one to show where in nature any rights existed or were recognized until… — Calvin Coolidge Copy Share Image
I think [John] Adams was correct when he said that his May resolutions were "an Epocha, a decisive Event," and tantamount to… — Gordon S. Wood Copy Share Image
“He watched Warrick walk away across the café, and started sentences in his mind. Don't go yet. I want five minutes, that's… — Manna Francis Copy Share Image
Personally, I've never had it as a goal in life to be happy. Seems impossible to achieve. Even the Declaration of Independence… — Jonathan Ames Copy Share Image
The Declaration [of Independence] was a committee report, and [Tomas] Jefferson was simply the draftsman. [John] Adams's crucial role in bringing about… — Gordon S. Wood Copy Share Image
I have always believed, heretofore, in the doctrines of the Declaration of Independence, that all men are born free and equal; but… — Benjamin F. Wade Copy Share Image
“Our Founding Fathers chose to serve God – His will, His call, and His purposes. They promoted freedom, piety, loyalty, learning, and… — Jerry Novick Copy Share Image
We stand today at the threshold of a great event both in the life of the United Nations and in the life… — Eleanor Roosevelt Copy Share Image
I DECLARE that God has a great plan for my life. He is directing my steps. And even though I may not… — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
The Declaration of Independence says when government fails, the people have the right to replace it. Well, New York State government has… — Andrew Cuomo Copy Share Image
So goes America in terms of freedom, so goes the rest of the world. And so that document [Declaration of Independence] I… — Randy Forbes Copy Share Image
People think boundaries and borders build nations. Nonsense-words do. Beliefs, declarations, constitutions-words. Stories. Myths. Lies. Promises. History — Libba Bray Copy Share Image
No senator's vote, except for the declaration of war or the authorization for the use of force, is more important than the… — Arlen Specter Copy Share Image
The Lord's Prayer is 66 words, the Gettysburg Address is 286 words, and there are 1,322 words in the Declaration of Independence.… — David McIntosh Copy Share Image
The third big idea is that we confess our sins to someone close to us--a friend or our spouse. I don't mean… — Ted Haggard Copy Share Image
“The evidence of Martin Luther King Jnr’s “I have a dream” declaration was a passionate confirmation of how a dream meant for… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
The letter writers span the spectrum from left to right. Members say they don't want this to become a partisan political issue.… — Tom Gjelten Copy Share Image
The last time I checked, the Constitution said, 'of the people, by the people and for the people.' That's what the Declaration… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
The reality is the cap-and-trade legislation offered by the Democrats amounts to an economic declaration of war on the Midwest by liberals… — Mike Pence Copy Share Image
“Yesterday the greatest question was decided which ever was debated in America; and a greater perhaps never was, nor will be, decided… — John Adams Copy Share Image
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