Today we celebrate not only America’s 250th birthday, but the document that established it by unanimous declaration.
While the United States Constitution is of vital importance in defining our form of government and establishing the rule of law, it is the Declaration of Independence that tells us and the world that we are, who we are, what we are, and why we are.
The Declaration of Independence declares that we are creatures of our Creator’s making with equal standing in His sight, endowed by Him with certain unalienable rights including, but not limited to, life, liberty, and the pursuit of a happy estate. For the securing of these God-given rights, governments are instituted among men, understanding that to be just, those governments must derive their power from the consent of those they govern.
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