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{{wikipediainfo|United States Declaration of Independence}} | {{wikipediainfo|United States Declaration of Independence}} | ||
The ''''' | The '''''Declaration of Independence''''' was a foundational document to the [[United States of America]], issued on [[4 July]] [[1776]]. It set out the case for dissolution from the [[British]] government. Later, in [[1860]] it was the basis for the ''[[Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of South Carolina from the Federal Union]]'', a much more long-winded affair by which the [[state]] of [[South Carolina]] offered its reasons for wanting to break off its ties to [[Washington, DC]]. | ||
The '' | The ''Declaration of Independence'' read in part: | ||
:When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. | :When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. | ||
: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. – That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, – That 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, laying its foundation on such principles and organising its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. ([[PROSE]]: | :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. – That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, – That 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, laying its foundation on such principles and organising its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Blood and Hope (novel)}}) | ||
In [[5,000,000,016]], a declaration of independence was signed in the [[New United States]] on [[New Earth (New Earth)|New Earth]]. ([[PROSE]]: | |||
[[UNIT]] attempted to use the [[time window]] in their [[UNIT HQ, City of London|headquarters]] to view the signing of the declaration, but was only able to tell that the [[quill]] used was [[white]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Legend of Ruby Sunday (TV story)}} | |||
In [[5,000,000,016]], a declaration of independence was signed in the [[New United States]] on [[New Earth (New Earth)|New Earth]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Time Traveller's Diary (novel)}}) | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||