Napoleon Sarony, “The Declaration of Independence,” 1843–1853. Harry T. Peters, “America on Stone.” Lithography Collection.

Political and biblical inheritance are far more responsible for the modern-day United States than revolution, liberal ...

Thomas Jefferson’s first version of the Declaration of Independence told the truth about America that we would all be well served to remember and exalt this Fourth of July. He wrote, “We hold these ...

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

The text says that governments are human constructions. The legitimacy of governments depends upon democratic consent, not ...

The Declaration of Independence. By ABC News. ... 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, ...

Every year on Independence Day, I begin reading a book that pertains to our nation’s founding or significant history.

The history of the current President is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the ...

The Declaration of Independence Started, and Later Saved, the Union. A document beginning, ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident,’ meaning obvious, kindles something new: the American spirit.

As the countdown begins to the 250th anniversary of the nation's founding, what principles can unite these United States?