American revolution Quote by Elaine Pagels

“Our government came into existence through divine guidance. The inspiration of the Lord rested upon the patriots who established it, and inspired them through…

— Joseph Fielding Smith

“Jefferson is now remembered as the author of one of the English language’s most timeless passages, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that…

— Charles River Editors

We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights;…

— Thomas Jefferson

“The right to make revolution is unconditional, for it alone establishes right.”

— Stathis Kouvelakis

We hold these truths to be self evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable…

— Thomas Jefferson

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;…

— Ambrose Bierce

We hold these truths to be sacred and undeniable; that all men are created equal and independent, that from that equal creation they derive…

— Thomas Jefferson

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,…

— Thomas Jefferson

“What makes us exceptional, what makes us America is our allegiance to an idea articulated in a declaration made more than two centuries ago.…

— Barack Obama

“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

The Englishman is under no constitutional obligation to believe that all men are created equal. The American agony is therefore scarcely intelligible, like a…

— John Updike

“In this book the reader will find, I hope, an antidote for historical amnesia. To this day, the public remembers the Revolution mostly in…

— Gary B. Nash