"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."

drafted by Jefferson with help from Adams and Franklin

provides a foundation for popular sovereignty

represented separation from England

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

"....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.

Focus is a matter of deciding what things you’re not going to do.

The rise of ISIS is a result of - Obama and Clinton making a decision to pull our troops out without preparing Iraq is a colossal mistake.

I was elected on April 13 and sworn in two days later, so I had no orientation. I had to figure things out as I went along.

You may not understand your parents' interpretation of love and what they think is best for you, but you have to trust it.

October, tuck tiny candy bars in my pockets and carve my smile into a thousand pumpkins.... Merry October!

Surfing is for life.

For us to grow globally, it's not enough to just be an exporter. We have to be a creator.

I've always said that God will somehow enlighten me.

I spent five years of my childhood in Port Elgin and came back to spend another five years of my young adulthood there as well, including the years in which I was first published.

For many of us a day is neither bad or good. It is our attitude that seems to make it what it is.

When I met Dante I didn't work in the movies, but I enjoyed so much the movies. I worked in interior design and when I met Dante, we tried to do something together.

The great thing about Watergate is, is that the system worked. The American system worked. The press did its job. We did what we were supposed to do.

I remember when MySpace came out. It did do something pretty incredible - which was unite people around the world with common interests and common tastes.

I think leadership is something you earn, more through actions than words.

I just go out there and play the game; I get on with things. Golf is not everything in life.

On a long enough time line, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero.

It took me a few years to realize that throwing harder wasn't always better.

'Mike & Molly' exists in a world where we don't just say a snarky line, make a crazy face, and walk out of the room. There's actually some tender moments here, too.

A pleasant voice, which has to include clear enunciation, is not only attractive to those who hear it... its appeal is permanent.

Dance has a transformative effect on bodily trauma.

In order to govern, you have to win.

Much protective self-criticism stems from growing up around people who wouldn't or couldn't love you, and it's likely they still can't or won't. In general, however, the more you let go of the tedious delusion of your own unattractiveness, the easier it will be for others to connect with you, and the more accepted you'll feel.

True believers of Scientology seem to know with utmost certainty that they have found the answer to the deepest riddles of all time - they may or may not be right, but that kind of self-belief is very appealing.

Even though we were never supposed to be togetherI cant be with anyone else no matter the consequences.