The Founders' Codex

Revolutionary Documents — Read Against the Grain

I. Select a Document

II. US Declaration of Independence

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"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."

"He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages..."

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

III. Critical Analysis

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IV. Reflections & Discussion

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