Am Quote by Salmon P. Chase

The Declaration is a magnificent document.

— Paul Gillmor

If any doubt has arisen as to me, my country [Virginia] will have my political creed in the form of a "Declaration &c." which…

— Thomas Jefferson

If the words 'life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness' don't include the right to experiment with your own consciousness, then the Declaration of…

— Terence McKenna

The Declaration of Independence to which these great men affixed their signatures is much more than a political document. It constitutes a spiritual manifesto-revel…

— Ezra Taft Benson

Our Declaration of Independence was held sacred by all and thought to include all; but now, to aid in making the bondage of the…

— Abraham Lincoln

For myself, therefore, I desire to declare that the principle that will govern me in the high duty to which my country calls me…

— Martin Van Buren

In the discharge of duties my guide will be the Constitution, which I this day swear to preserve, protect, and defend.

— Zachary Taylor

I submit, on the other hand, most respectfully, that the Constitution not merely does not affirm that principle, but, on the contrary, altogether excludes…

— William H. Seward

He that is to govern a whole Nation , must read in himself, not this, or that particular man; but Mankind; which though it…

— Thomas Hobbes

Law 47: Do not go past the mark you aimed for; in victory, learn when to stop.

— The 48 Laws Of Power

With respect to the pledge I made that if you like your plan you can keep it. The way I put that forward unequivocally…

— Barack Obama

Let us re-adopt the Declaration of Independence, and with it, the practices, and policy, which harmonize with it. Let north and south - let…

— Abraham Lincoln