I think [John] Adams was correct when he said that his May…

The Declaration [of Independence] was a committee report, and [Tomas] Jefferson was simply the draftsman. [John] Adams's crucial role in bringing about independence in…

— Gordon S. Wood

[John Adams] always felt that his contribution to bringing about independence went unappreciated, especially after the 1790s when [Tomas] Jefferson began to be lauded…

— Gordon S. Wood

“But let us not forget, too, that it was John Adams who nominated George Washington to be commander-in-chief of the Continental Army. It was…

— David McCullough

It's no accident that my first novel was called Americana. This was a private declaration of independence, a statement of my intention to use…

— Don DeLillo

America was founded on the principle of inalienable rights, not dictated duties. The Declaration of Independence states that every human being has a right…

— Alex Epstein

[Joseph Smith] foresaw the time when the destiny of the nation would be in danger and would hang as by a thread. Thank God…

— Ezra Taft Benson

It wouldn't take us long to discover the substance of that dream. It is found in those majestic words of the Declaration of Independence,…

— Anonymous

I'm going to steal the Declaration of Independence.

— Nicolas Cage

When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

The Declaration of Independence has been called, with some justice, the most revolutionary document in human history, in that it placed the individual person…

— Alan Bock

Whereas, Slavery, throughout its entire existence in the United States is none other than a most barbarous, unprovoked, and unjustifiable War of one portion…

— John Brown

Many a revolution started with the actions of a few. Only 56 men signed the Declaration of Independence. A few hanging together can lead…

— Wynton Marsalis

In name we had the Declaration of Independence in 1776; but we gave the lie by our acts to the words of the Declaration…

— Theodore Roosevelt

They were not mentioned in the Declaration of Independence, they were absent in the Constitution and they were invisible in the new political democracy.…

— Howard Zinn

The Declaration of Independence, the words that launched our nation -- 1,300 words. The Bible, the word of God -- 773,000 words. The Tax…

— Steve Forbes