The Declaration of Independence, along with the preamble of the Constitution and speeches and writings of our statesmen, help define the foundational character and values of America. The ...

A: Before the Declaration of Independence, in many ways ... are those four first principles in the preamble: , the right of revolution, the doctrine of equality, the doctrine of consent, and ...

The Declaration explained the decision for independence by clarifying the ... 13 Jefferson would draw from his Summary View, his preamble to the draft constitution for Virginia (which was placed ...

Our Declaration of Independence sets forth our inalienable rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, and our Constitution/Bill of Rights sets forth the legal framework to ensure and ...

A promise we made in the Declaration of Independence that we are each endowed ... I did Harris the favor of writing a long-overdue update of the preamble: We hold these truths to be relative ...