I too cried for most of this reading. Same for the Gettysburg Address reaction video in another channel.

Because "alot [sic] of Americans" are IGNORANT of its FULL content and context. See the film "1776" about the making of the "Declaration of Independence," in which you'll find that the "Conservatives" were OPPOSED to independence -- until they managed to get independence WITH SLAVERY.

I heard the life liberty and pursuit of happiness and I’m crying right now . God bless this country god bless America and long live liberty

@@koungpou3795 You omit the word "unalienable" -- which means, "Can't be taken away. IN REALITY, at the very same time, the very same people IMPRISONED people -- which takes LIBERTY away, and EXECUTED people, which takes LIFE away. Those who are feeding you this stuff -- the "Declaration of Independence" was a PROPAGANDA document, and it applied ONLY TO ENGLAND -- view you as inferior.

Agree!

Amen 🇺🇲🇺🇲

Hogwash. Have you actually READ the ENTIRE document? First of all, it has never been LAW. Second, it applied EXCLUSIVELY to ENGLAND. Third, after its immediate purpose the Founders themselves dropped it and moved on. READ it: it DOES NOT include the word "revolution". And it DOES include GRIEVANCES against ENGLAND that are OPPOSITE the false ASSUMPTIONS about the document made by those who HAVE NOT READ IT, these two being directly on point: "He [King George III] has kept among us, in Times of Peace, Standing Armies, without the consent of our Legislatures." "Legislatures" MAKE LAWS; LAWS REGULATE. The military -- which consisted ONLY of the WELL-REGULATED Militia until the forming of the Continental Army by the legislature known as CONGRESS -- is REGULATED AND CONTROLLED UNDER the rule of law. "He [King George III] has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil Power." The "Civil Power" is the CIVILIAN GOV'T -- as in, CIVILIAN rule of the military. There is NO LEGITIMATE military force OUTSIDE the rule of law. The Founders "attacked" and "overthrew" exactly this many gov'ts: ZERO.

Yes. The US and India have much in common.

Actually it was John Adams, who was more responsible for those beautiful words. They chose Jefferson because he had better hand writing.

@@gulshinderbhuller6175 There was input from a number of people, but Jefferson is recognized as the principal author.

@@DanielFrost21 He did punch up xD

His rough draft was WAY better.

@@thegrandlevel313and included language that would’ve seen African slaves freed and slavery outlawed.

Liberty existed well before America, around the world. America did not come up with anything new, in fact the forefathers drew heavily from the Magna Carta (1215 a.d.), the English Bill of Rights (1689 a.d.), as well as adopting French ideas that were coming to the forefront in the 1760/70's.

It is nothing of the kind. It applied exclusively to ENGLAND, and after its immediate usefulness the Founders dropped it an moved on. Exactly as they did with Tom Paine: he was a useful PROPAGANDIST; but after he had stirred up the rabble, and they were used at that phase of the so-called "revolution," and it was time to reestablish stability, he was DISCARDED.

​@@profanepersonality Of course liberty existed before this document. Duh. This document moved the cause of freedom forwards into something that had not been attempted in such a way. There have been numerous ideas of liberty throughout history, some similar to ours and others foreign. Hence why he said as we know it. There is nothing wrong with drawing from different sources to develop a system. It should be expected.

​​@@profanepersonalityyes but no one put it all together in the form the Founders gave it to us until then. Elements existed but not the whole Constitutional Democratic Republic. The Chinese were the first to combine Democracy and Republicanism, but it ended within a few years because there was no Constitution to restrain the excesses of The Democratic side and the Republican side. It devolved into tyranny. The Constitution was the game changer the Founders implemented and as such provided the most unique form of government ever created. The Constitution constrains the excesses of both a pure democracy ( which we are not and never have been) and a pure Republicanism ( which we are not and never have been). The Founders were highly educated with a classical education and very smart men! They learned from history and came up with something new from that knowledge!

Only if you find a bunch of legalese to be beautiful. "In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law" "No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation."

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@I am me • 25y ago Declaration of Independence is well written. It was a declaration of rebellion against King George III and Parliament not a legal document. US Constitution is a legal document and it reads like it after the Preamble.

@I am me • 25y ago The two examples I provided above are from the Bill of Rights. Yuck.

@I am me • 25y ago Why are you so mad? US Constitution is a great functioning document that serves its purpose of defining the role and functions of the US government. It is not the beautifully written piece of literature you think it is, that's not its purpose.

Yes. People forget the the founding fathers were wild progressives and the conservatives of that era all wanted to remain a British colony.

It is beautiful, but not at the time of the writing of the document.

But even after that slavery continued.

@@shravan5376 Yes? I know. What is your point ?

@@shawnanderson6313 that not all men were created equal, duh

@@shravan5376You need to learn history and read the federalist papers

Of course, that's why our words are even spelled differently. No one wants to be told what to do without someone saying hey we have a say in that.

It's too bad that the Democrats are trying to tear up this document and take control of the Government!

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how do you intend to practice the declaration? all it was was a statement of our intention to separate from the british crown. there's no policy in there.

@@TheRedStateBlue Here is an excerpt, this is what needs to be practiced by our government. "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 organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. " In affect our government should be serving the citizens of the US and not lobbies. It should provide us with an ample return for the investment of taxes in security, wealth, and health. Sending jobs overseas, allowing foreign governments to buy up billions in our property, diverting our Alaskan oil and gas to foreign governments to make a profit (which raises our energy costs) needs to stop.

vote blue. save America. republicans are trying to turn it into a oligarchical theocracy.

And most were indeed financially ruined by their monetary support for the States during the Revolutionary War.

You entered college at age 16. At 17 A. Hamilton was considered one year behind. He taught himself by reading discarded British military manuals the principles of artillery science. He served as a battery officer at age 21. Young people in those days had a sense of self initiative something that is increasingly lacking with every wave of modern Americans. Now if you'll excuse me, I'll get back to my XBOX.

Nicely stated JA.

Boy, Britain had been around! They sure loved to conquer other countries. Love it when they tell Americans how we should live and how bad America is. They should try learning about their own empirical history and stfu.

When will you ACTUALLY READ the document -- which applied EXCLUSIVELY to ENGLAND: the authors of it WERE NOT declaring independence from themselves -- from the colony gov'ts which they all along controlled. They WERE NOT declaring "independence" from the RULE OF LAW.

Yes, it was hard fought and still needs to be fought for. Don't ever think it couldn't be gone in an instant.

You need not apologize for the actions of Kings and Parliament long dead. I’m American. My grandparents all immigrated from Ireland in the 1920s….when Ireland had just fought for her freedom from GB, and was still economically impoverished as a result of the Great Hunger. Anger is useless. Gratitude for my country and pride in my heritage are essential to me. I served in the USAF , because words are only words. 🇺🇸🦅🇮🇪🇬🇧

My most recent non-American ancestors came from England & France in the mid- to late 1800s. And some of my American ancestors were in the Revolutionary War & Civil War. Daniel Boone was an ancestor of mine. Anger toward modern-day descendents of past crimes is pointless. We are called to be better humans, with the hindsight of history on our side. As a US Marine Corps vet, I salute all peoples in brotherhood in the suffering & fight against tyranny wherever it may reach. This is the Spirit of America, as Thomas Paine spoke about. The vision is for all good people & nations. The light has been lit upon the Mountaintop, & the cry for freedom in the hearts, minds, and souls of the people of Earth is sounded into the depths of the earth. When both the high & the low meet, no one can deny its holy power, and the world changes. God bless 🙌 🙏 ❤️

Freedom is only one Generation away from extinction. Ronald Reagan. The lack of American history being taught in all grades of school is a deliberate act.

No we still do at least at the school I went to idk about other schools

I never learned it at the schools I went to. I graduated in 2010. We learned about the Declaration of Independence, but we never actually read it, that I can recall.

We read it and talked about what it meant. Many people had older brothers and uncles who had gone to Vietnam and talked about sacrifices they made, sometimes their very young lives. Grad 1980

Or 100% of Democrats!

A comment for the Al Gore rhythm.