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Do these words still have any meaning?
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.
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
They are "of interest", certainly, but they really do not HAVE any "meaning" any more....they had a PURPOSE when they were written, that of establishing the Independence of These United States from the British Crown....That independence has been established for over 200 years, so precedent now sustains the USA as a sovereign state, and the Declaration is just an interesting historical document.
The "words that have meaning" now are the laws of the land derived from your Constitution and its subsequent Amendments...
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Not to the Cons who are trying repeal several Amendments.
- 1 decade ago
They never did to begin with.
They meant that all white, Christian, heterosexual, rich, white men are created equal.
