In every generation, the Declaration of Independence has stood for a more expansive promise of freedom and equality.

The preamble to the Declaration of Independence begins with the famous sentence: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator ...

I believe most of us know the first few words from the Declaration of Independence, and those words are beautiful, but the ...

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 ...

The Declaration of Independence used to be read aloud at public gatherings every Fourth of July. Today, while all Americans have heard of it, all too few have read more than its second sentence.

Our Declaration of Independence cannot independently exist without the full force of legal protection afforded by the Constitution. The Constitution Preamble continues with, “in order to form a ...

The Declaration of Independence is a foundational document in American history. It was officially adopted by the Second ...

But what the Declaration of Independence comes to mean, really from its very inception, but especially in the wake of the Revolution, to blacks, is that it means its first principles.