Examples Of The Declaration Of Independance

Since the creation of our beloved United States, America has been trademarked for its ideas of freedom and justice. Everyday millions of Americans pledge to these promises of their country. But, has it truly lived up to this idea of “justice for all”? Throughout history, America has acted as an older brother type to other countries, stepping in when they were in need, helping others, and working towards world freedom. But, within the country, its people still struggle to be heard. It even seems as though with every few steps forward, one is taken back, making the process of progressing and becoming better slow and in some cases, painful. Many historical events as well as thousands of examples of textual evidence, from novels, to speeches of Presidents, to the nation’s historical
In the excerpt provided, it states “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.” (Thomas Jefferson, Declaration of Independence). This shows how the main idea of the United States of America, as told by the founding fathers, is to strive for happiness and everyone has a right to live. Another main point of the declaration was that all men are created equal. These are the principals that all Americans are meant to live by. But so many events in history have proven that we have no completely lived up to this idea of all being equal and having an equal chance at obtaining the natural given rights of being alive. Even today there are still protests of the minorities who do not have an equal chance as they would if they had been born a different race. While many advancements have been made, it seems you can still be discriminated against, no matter who you are. Centuries ago, and even now, the government has more so then not, been against the basic human rights of