“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of ...

In part two of a two-part series, Charles Sahm explains how no group has been more steadfast in their devotion to the core beliefs of the Declaration or more determined to make them a universal ...

As the United States of America celebrates its 250th birthday, it’s a good time to read (or re-read) the Declaration of Independence. On July 2, 1776, the Continental Congress voted to declare ...

The main objectives of the Declaration of Independence were to announce a cause of action and formally justify the Continental Congress’s July 2, 1776, decision to separate from Great Britain. The ...

In anticipation of America’s semiquincentennial, historians, political scientists, and pundits of all sorts are pouring out books and articles on the Founding Fathers and the Revolutionary War. One of ...

At the National Constitution Center, you will find rare copies of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. These are the three most important documents in American ...

Gillian is a Senior Research Associate in The Heritage Foundation’s B. Kenneth Simon Center for American Studies. The self-evident truths of the Declaration of Independence are moral affirmations ...

Editor’s note: Saturday marks 250 years since the Declaration of Independence was adopted. Most of us know the preamble by heart – “We hold these truths to be self-evident” – and little else. That’s a ...