the Code of Hammurabi of c.1776 BC, which served as a…

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

“May it [American independence] be to the world, what I believe it will be, (to some parts sooner, to others later, but finally to…

— Thomas Jefferson

In America we have a Declaration of Independence, but our history, our advancements, our global strength all point to an American declaration of interdependence.

— Cory Booker

The basic human rights documents-the American Declaration of Independence and the French Declaration of the Rights of Man-were written by political, not by religious,…

— Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr

“2. We must never cease to proclaim in fearless tones the great principles of freedom and the rights of man which through Magna Carta,…

— Winston Churchill

We must never cease to proclaim in fearless tones the great principles of freedom and the rights of man which are the joint inheritance…

— Winston Churchill

If these laws [in the Bible] belonged to any other ancient culture we would approach them very differently. We need not bother to reject…

— Marilynne Robinson

Take the American declaration of Independence. It contains no mention of territorial limits. We are not obliged to fix the limits of the State.

— Moshe Dayan

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

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

A handwritten Declaration of Independence was on my bedroom wall and the Founding Fathers were above my desk in college.

— Jake Auchincloss

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

Abraham Lincoln and others recoiled from the idea of government as a prop for the rich. In organizing the Republican Party, they highlighted the…

— Heather Cox Richardson

“The Declaration of Independence states that we the people have the right to revolution, the right to overthrow a government that has committed abuses…

— Rodolpho Gonzales