Declaration Quotes

358 quotes by 284 authors

A bargain is in its very essence a hostile transaction do not all men try to abate the price of all they buy? I contend… — Lord Byron
I'm going to steal the Declaration of Independence. — Nicolas Cage
People like to come up to me and tell me that Iâ€™ve got nice ink. Except these tattoos arenâ€™t just decorations. They are declarations. Every… — CM Punk
The last time I checked, the Constitution said, 'of the people, by the people and for the people.' That's what the Declaration of Independence says. — William J. Clinton
Now, tell me how you're going to teach the history of Jefferson, and cut out all those quotes and cut out all these facts, and… — Newt Gingrich
I knew I was supposed to be a writer; I had made that declaration in the closet of my soul. — Padgett Powell
This is a limiting factor in the way we have been able to help, ... We need to determine to what extent does an 'emergency… — Richard Burr
In a sense we've come to our nation's capital to cash a check. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
The armies of Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon are poised on the borders of Israel ... to face the challenge, while standing behind us are… — Gamal Abdel Nasser
Throughout our history, the words of the Declaration have inspired immigrants from around the world to set sail to our shores. These immigrants have helped… — George W. Bush
He gave me a copy of The Declaration of Independence, then he got a tattoo that says Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death. I… — Randy Glasbergen
The UN Declaration of Human Rights laid down what any person might reasonably expect, yet there are remarkably few people who enjoy these rights. With… — Peter Gabriel
A declaration of the independence of America, and the sovereignty of the United STates was drawn by the ingenious and philosophic pen of Thomas Jefferson,… — Mercy Otis Warren
By the Declaration of Independence, dreaded by the foes an for a time doubtfully viewed by many of the friends of America, everything stood on… — Mercy Otis Warren
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, among… — Thomas Jefferson
Some other natural rights... [have] not yet entered into any declaration of rights. — Thomas Jefferson
We stand today at the threshold of a great event both in the life of the United Nations and in the life of mankind. This… — Eleanor Roosevelt
The declaration which says that God visits the sins of the fathers upon the children is contrary to every principle of moral justice. — Thomas Paine
Is it not that in the chain of human events, the birthday of a nation is indissolubly linked with the birthday of the Savior?Â That… — John Quincy Adams
The absolute contingency of the encounter takes on the appearance of destiny. The declaration of love marks the transition from chance to destiny and that's… — Alain Badiou

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