"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.

On this basis, which was originally financial and goes back to George Peabody, there grew up in the twentieth century a power structure between London and New York which penetrated deeply into university life, the press, and the practice of foreign policy.

Does inequality in the distribution of income increase or decrease in the course of a country's economic growth?

It was just so elaborate and so luxurious. We had every gadget imaginable. You know, I had the little gun that came out, and I had the little gun in the heel of the shoe.

Over the years, I've collected a lot of musical friends.

I like to peel it and share it with friends. You can spread the love with an orange.

In life, there is always that special person who shapes who you are, who helps to determine the person you become.

I hit rock bottom, but thank God my bottom wasn't death.

Faygo's like a Detroit thing, and you can't really find it everywhere, but the difference between Faygo Creme Soda and other cream sodas is that it's foamy. Faygo Creme Soda is almost like Sprite, but it's cream soda, so that's ill!

Reduce the stress levels in your life through relaxation techniques like meditation, deep breathing, and exercise. You'll look and feel way better for it.

The mark of a good marriage is partnership and continuing to feel inspired by your spouse. I had that with Tao. But the end is not necessarily the tragedy. Staying in a relationship that is no longer working is the tragedy. Living unhappily - that's the tragedy.

I build on Christ, the rock of ages; on his sure mercies described in his word, and on his promises, all which I know are yea and amen.

In hatred as in love, we grow like the thing we brood upon. What we loathe, we graft into our very soul.

There's going to be a flood of opportunities right now but I don't think I could really talk about them.

All evil comes from the old.They grow fat on ideas and young men die of them.

I've always been a bit of a decorator. I think if I wasn't a singer I'd probably be in stage setting or interior design or something. I like clutter and I'm quite visually greedy. I can't have things to be plain; I have to have things looking interesting... maybe I'm just a frustrated interior designer stuck in a singing career.

The Thames Torso murders almost fell into my lap. After deciding to use a real historical crime as the focus for the book, I went to Google and searched for unsolved murders in Victorian London, and they basically popped out at me about halfway down the first results page.

Relentless, repetitive self talk is what changes our self-image.

Sexuality is, of course, a great way of having a conversation between people.

I was brought up in a household where you stood up to be counted.

If you don't have the smoking gun, then it's pointless to hector interviewees. Because you just shut people up instead of opening them up.

The myth of Kevin Mitnick is much more interesting than the reality of Kevin Mitnick. If they told the reality, no one would care.

A failure doesn't mean you are unworthy, nor does it preclude success on the next try.

I guess you can consider photo shoots modeling, but it's never really interested me. I find it somewhat boring, actually. It wouldn't be something I would do.

When we have the Holy Spirit we have all that is needed to be all that God desires us to be.