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Declaration for Making Higher Education More Attainable
Higher education should be more attainable to everyone. Education is the sole reason why the American Dream is still deemed as achievable. Without education we
A Declaration for National Service
Make a year of national service a cultural expectation, common opportunity, and civic rite of passage for every young American. — Jamiel L. Alexander, York,
Declaration of Grievances against Congress
The Congress of the United States, our elected “representatives”: -shirked their responsibilities under the Constitution, delegating the coining of money to private vendors, to the
The Declaration of Independence in Global Perspective
No American document has had a greater global impact than the Declaration of Independence. It has been fundamental to American history longer than any other
Three Books on the Declaration: Chris’s recommendation
It was heartening to receive today a supportive email from David Armitage, chair of Harvard’s vaunted history department, and author of The Declaration of Independence:
The Declaration and the Promise of a Democratic Culture
The Declaration and the Promise of a Democratic Culture by J.M. Balkin(1) What is the point of constitutional government in the United States of
Estonian Declaration of Independence, or Manifesto to the Peoples of Estonia (Manifest Eestimaa rahvastele), Feb. 23, 1918
Editor’s Note: This somewhat flowery document, that makes some nods to our July 4, 1776 Declaration, was issued in the midst of World War I by
Declaring My Dissent
Declaring My Dissent In 2000, I had the privilege to be present as film and television legend, Norman Lear, and his wife Lyn, purchased an
Strictures Upon the Declaration of Independence of Congress at Philadelphia, October 15, 1776
Editor’s Note: Originally published anonymously in 1776, this 32-page missive against our July 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Hutchinson, a prominent,
A Declaration of Liberty by the Representatives of the Slave Population of the United States of America, July 4, 1859
After the capture at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, of the white abolitionist, John Brown — who believed that only an armed uprising would rid our nation
We the Children Declaration of Independence
We the Children Declaration of Independence We The Children of Two Hundred Argyle Road, in order to form a more perfect household, establish justice,
Declaration of Fairness
My Declaration I declare that of all ways of being, fairness is the most just. Humans act from emotional motives – while important, those
The Girl Declaration
The Girl Declaration — “The Girl Declaration is a call to action to put girls at the heart of the post-2015 development agenda. Let’s make this
Philadelphia Declaration of Play
OurDeclaration The Philadelphia Declaration of Play When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the restrictions on
Children’s Declaration on Immigrant Rights and Family Unity
OurDeclaration Children’s Declaration on Immigrant Rights and Family Unity We are children of all ages, from around the country. We are immigrants, children of
Black Lives Matter Declaration — State of the Black Union (2015)
Editor’s Note: “We the People, committed to the declaration that Black lives matter, will fight to end the structural oppression that prevents so many from
An Essay favoring American Independence (Oct. 22, 1776) that Rebuts a British Declaration Against Independence (Sept. 19, 1776)
Editor’s note: Embedded within this eloquent response by a South Carolina patriot is the full text of a snotty ‘declaration’ written by British aristocrats opposing
Declaration of Wants, Youth Liberation Movement of Ann Arbor, 1970
Editor’s Note: In December 1970, fifteen-year-old Keith Hefner, along with other teens, launched the Youth Liberation Movement of Ann Arbor. This was considered the nerve center for a number
Declaration of an Enemy to American Liberty (August 8, 1776), Declaration of a True Friend (October 27, 1775)
Editor’s Note: In the days and months leading up to the July 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence, local declarations issued by official bodies could be
Declaration of Independence of Lower Canada (Feb. 22, 1838)
Editor’s Note: The leading insurrection Robert Nelson wrote the declaration of independence for the breakaway republic of Lower Canada (what is today Quebec) while in exile in the
Declaration Against Independence, Chester County, PA (Sept. 25, 1775)
Edtor’s note: Just a little over nine months before the July 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence was issued, the winds of political sentiment were still
Declaration of the Provincial Congress of South Carolina to the Governour (June 20, 1775)
Editor’s Note: Breaking up with Britain was hard to do, as this somewhat ambivalent June 20, 1775 declaration attests (and as does Thomas Jefferson’s initial
Universal Declaration for Animal Welfare
Editor’s Note: This declaration for ‘animal kind,’ first developed by the World Society for the Protection of Animals, has not been officially adopted by the
A Declaration of the Rights of the Inhabitants of the State of Pennsylvania (Aug. 16, 1776)
Editor’s Note: This Declaration of Rights — which includes “the enjoying and defending life and liberty, acquiring, possessing, and protecting property, and pursuing and obtaining
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