"My own nation’s story began with simple words: All men are created equal, and endowed by our Creator with certain una…"

"At the time of America's Declaration of Independence, when preparing to separate from England, a remarkable incident …"

"The virtually official reply to the Declaration was written by the barrister John Lind, who largely devoted himself t…"

"When the decision was finally made to accept blacks as full citizens, the founders' principles provided the theoretic…"

"The growing openness to members of all the world's races was always possible under the terms of the Declaration of In…"

"in every stage of these oppressions we have petitioned for redress in the most humble terms; our repeated petitions h…"

"Is it not that the Declaration of Independence first organized the social compact on the foundation of the Redeemer’s…"

"When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have co…"

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with …"

"We must, therefore,…hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends."