LAD #3: Declaration of Independence
When summarizing the United States Declaration of Independence, one statement overshadows all the rest: “...all men are created equal...”. The idea that would seem so simple to have from the beginning, was a constant struggle for the United States. Those five minute words are the basis to our country today, leaving this declaration to be one of the greatest documents in history. Lilfe, liberty and pursuit of happiness are still applicable to today’s living, making it hold true to history as a whole, as well as the future for the nation. This document gives the people the power, stating how the government has a responsibility to maintain these rights among the citizens, and if, for any reason, the government fails to derive its power from the people, we have the responsibility to abolish that government. This pure document, however simple it may seem, grants power to the United States as “free and independent states,” with the power to levy war, conclude peace, establish commerce, and scores more acts that free states have the right to do. The Declaration of Independence is a blunt document, leaving no room for multiple interpretations, making sure that it can not be danced around. The people are granted full power of the nation, with obvious governing bodies to keep order. And one phrase that will continue to ring in the ears of the people of the United States of America is “all men are created equal.”