"Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed"

drafted by Jefferson with help from Adams and Franklin

provides a foundation for popular sovereignty

represented separation from England

"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 Happiness."

"....whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government"

Why would it be important for the decision to separate from Britain to be unanimous?

What words show how the colonists feel about Britain and the king?

By issuing the Declaration of Independence, adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, the 13 American colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain.

Throughout the 1760s and early 1770s, the North American colonists found themselves increasingly at odds with British imperial policies regarding taxation and frontier policy

Despite these changes, colonial leaders hoped to reconcile with the British Government, and all but the most radical members of Congress were unwilling to declare independence.

We can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone.

Frank Baum knew at once he had written something special when he completed 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.'

Thieves sell to unscrupulous merchants who pay hundreds of dollars for phones - no questions asked - and then 'jailbreak' them. They unlock the units, erase their data, reprogram them, and put them up for resale.

It's my deepest interest as an actor: I love discovering how human beings work, how their flaws reveal themselves - how to learn and grow from that - and how characters teach me things as a woman and as a parent.

A life which does not go into action is a failure.

We all have a way to contribute, to your community, to your family, whatever it is you can do.

Hockey players wear numbers because you cant always identify the body with dental records.

What is broken can be mended. What hurts can be healed. And no matter how hard it gets, the sun will rise again.

The kitchen oven is reliable, but it's made us lazy.

I think people involved in politics make good actors. Acting and politics both involve fooling people. People like being fooled by actors. When you get right down to it, they probably like being fooled by politicians even more. A skillful actor will make you think, but a skillful politician will make you never have to think.

The worst decision, hands down, was wearing bright yellow when I was 9 months pregnant. I looked like a bumble bee. I have not worn yellow since.

I think when the people in Burma stop thinking about whether or not they're free, it'll mean that they're free.

In Tennessee where I grew up, there were animals, farms, wagons, mules

An autobiography is not about pictures; it's about the stories; it's about honesty and as much truth as you can tell without coming too close to other people's privacy.

In this business, until you're known as a monster you're not a star.

Be thankful for what you are now, and keep fighting for what you want to be tomorrow.

No book that is written for an external purpose is going to be a passionately felt book for the writer or the reader. I don't see the point in doing that.

Best beauty tip is forgiveness for yourself and others

If you text I love you to a person and the person writes back an emoji no matter what that emoji is they dont love you back.

Michael Giles the first drummer of King Crimson, never agreed to the name King Crimson. But then, if you'd knew Michael, you would know he didn't agree to the album cover either. So maybe Michael didn't agree to the point of definition with many things.

One should never be the oldest thing in one's house.

People win elections based on having the right ideas, the right plans, like my seven step plan for 700,000 jobs. That's what wins elections.

To be an effective leader and make sound decisions, you must be able to gather data by seeking out diverse perspectives and be willing to consider points of view other than your own.

I just think Texas and that whole Bible Belt section is so, like, corporate. And I don't agree with organized religion in that respect.