Our founders got it right when they wrote in the Declaration of Independence that our rights come from nature and nature's God,… — Paul Ryan Copy Share Image
All Americans mourn the passing of the author of the Declaration of Independence, George Jefferson. — Andy Borowitz Copy Share Image
It's no accident that my first novel was called Americana. This was a private declaration of independence, a statement of my intention… — Don DeLillo Copy Share Image
The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Civil War-when I really think about them they all seem about as likely as the… — Sarah Vowell Copy Share Image
To say that there should be no immigration, yes, that is definitely contrary to the best values of America that were laid… — Tim Kaine Copy Share Image
“Less than one-third of eighth-graders can identify the historical purpose of the Declaration of Independence - and it's right there in the… — Sandra Day O'Connor Copy Share Image
A handwritten Declaration of Independence was on my bedroom wall and the Founding Fathers were above my desk in college. — Jake Auchincloss Copy Share Image
Lincoln is quoted more often than he's understood, and he understood that the founding principle of our nation is, in fact, the… — Daniel Fried Copy Share Image
Not far from here where we gather today is a symbol of freedom familiar to all Americans - the Liberty Bell. When… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
The Declaration of Independence, the words that launched our nation -- 1,300 words. The Bible, the word of God -- 773,000 words.… — Steve Forbes Copy Share Image
We have had in our nation a well-celebrated Declaration of Independence. But our success as a country will depend upon a new… — Cory Booker Copy Share Image
In the over two centuries since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, millions of Americans have bravely served our nation in… — Doc Hastings Copy Share Image
I hope every person who reads or hears this will take the time to go back and read the Declaration of Independence.… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
If the citizens of the United States are to turn away from the Communist Manifesto and preserve the purpose of the Declaration… — Chuck Norris Copy Share Image
“The Declaration of Independence states that we the people have the right to revolution, the right to overthrow a government that has… — Rodolpho Gonzales Copy Share Image
The Declaration of Independence states that the Creator gave man the right to liberty. It seems man can realize that liberty only… — Vaclav Havel Copy Share Image
The American experiment is not a theocracy and does not establish an official religion, but the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution… — William H. Pryor, Jr Copy Share Image
“The Westminster government continued to aggravate the situation by haughty mismanagement, and on 4 July 1776 the Congress passed a Declaration of… — Adam Zamoyski Copy Share Image
I'm in love with this country called "America." I'm a huge fan of America. I'm one of those annoying fans - you… — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
“But let us not forget, too, that it was John Adams who nominated George Washington to be commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.… — David McCullough Copy Share Image
“What if citizens organized to demand what the Declaration of Independence promised: a government that protected the equal rights of all to… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
The Declaration of Independence...is not a legal prescription conferring powers upon the courts; and the Constitution's refusal to 'deny or disparage' other… — Laura Schlessinger Copy Share Image
“When the boys were little, I used to take them to the gleaming white Jefferson Memorial at the edge of the Tidal… — Khizr Khan Copy Share Image
It was right then that I started thinking about Thomas Jefferson on the Declaration of Independence and the part about our right… — Chris Gardner Copy Share Image
“If the fundamental principles in the Declaration of Independence, as self-evident truths, are real truths, the existence of slavery, in any form,… — John Quincy Adams Copy Share Image
“of the page. Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The signers of the Declaration of Independence and the framers of the Constitution were inspired from on high to do that work.” — Brigham Young Copy Share Image
In America we have a Declaration of Independence, but our history, our advancements, our global strength all point to an American declaration… — Cory Booker Copy Share Image
If the American Revolution had produced nothing but the Declaration of Independence, it would have been worthwhile. — Samuel Eliot Morison Copy Share Image
The Declaration of Independence was a denial, and the first denial of a nation, of the infamous dogma that God confers the… — Robert Green Ingersoll Copy Share Image
The Declaration of Independence was to set forth the moral justification of a rebellion against a long-recognized political tradition - the divine… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
Russia also declared its independence. This was approved by the Supreme Soviet, and you know and remember that there was the Declaration… — Boris Yeltsin Copy Share Image
The beliefs expressed in the Declaration of Independence remain a standard for our nation today. They also remain a standard for those… — Paul Gillmor Copy Share Image
The Declaration of Independence has established certain moral confines, and governs in a manner consistent with the spirit under which our nation… — Jeremiah Denton Copy Share Image
In name we had the Declaration of Independence in 1776; but we gave the lie by our acts to the words of… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
The Declaration of Independence was always our vision of who we wanted to be, our ideal of freedom and justice, how we… — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
The Declaration of Independence summarizes the civic principles of American life. It agrees with this biblical perspective when it affirms that we… — Alan Keyes Copy Share Image
A declaration of the independence of America, and the sovereignty of the United STates was drawn by the ingenious and philosophic pen… — Mercy Otis Warren Copy Share Image
I have come to the conclusion that the modern interpretation of the Declaration of Independence is something like this: I am as… — Gertrude Atherton Copy Share Image
“Congress approved of the Declaration of Independence on July 2, 1776 but returned it to Adams and Jefferson for some fine tuning… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
