As America turns 250, we trace the triumphs, contradictions and arguments that shaped the world’s first liberal republic And ...

On July 4, 1776, 56 men signed a document declaring 13 British colonies as one United States of America. By this charter, they formed a new country … one free from a distant king's rule. The ...

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Roberts' year-end report on the federal judiciary includes some notable statements about the Declaration and its relevance to ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: On this, the anniversary of our nation’s independence, we think it is important to publish these words that our forefathers inked 249 years ago in declaration of our fledgling nation’s ...

On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence marked the origin of a common destiny for a new country. Today, the declaration remains a reference for those who want to make America a just and ...

They are, perhaps, the most famous 1,322 words ever strung together. And in assembling them, Thomas Jefferson accomplished far more than simply announcing to the world that the American colonies were ...

Along with the words and phrases that still ring out 239 years later are less noticed turns of phrase. They say a lot about the messages Thomas... Just A Few Important Words About The Declaration Of ...

However, instead of looking ahead, we are looking back at the start of it all. On July 4, 1776, 56 men signed a document declaring 13 British colonies as one United States of America. This year, ...

"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 ...