Declaration of a New Order The Declaration of a New Order was a proclamation made by Supreme Chancellor Palpatine in 19 BBY , first as an address to an Extraordinary Session of the Galactic Senate and then to the general populace . In it , he proclaimed himself Emperor of the galaxy , legalized the extermination of the Jedi Order , and outlined his vision of transforming the thenceforth - abolished Galactic Republic into his new Galactic Empire . The anniversary of the Declaration of a New Order was celebrated as Empire Day . Full text . Reactions to the speech . Although the speech received unanimous signatures in support of transitioning the Galactic Republic into the Galactic Empire , the speech itself had mixed reception . Several of the senators were in support of it because it meant a chance at a time of peace after three years of the Clone Wars and the carnage that occurred . Several of these senators also felt it would solidify their power base . Others , notably the senators who signed the Delegation of 2000 , personally disagreed with the speech , but felt the need to support it for their own safety , because of armed men inside the room who would shoot if they dared speak out . During the speech , the Naboo senator representing the Chommell sector , Padmé Amidala , mused that " to thunderous applause " was " how liberty dies " . Mon Mothma , the Chandrilan senator and later one of the top leaders of the Alliance to Restore the Republic , also reflected later on that she never believed a word of Palpatine ' s speech , especially the part about the Jedi trying to commit treason against him , and also expressed disgust at the fellow senators applauding Palpatine ' s " silver lies . " The full text of the speech was eventually printed out during the , which was ultimately the last HoloNews broadcast . The speech was also frequently excerpted within the official field guide for the Imperial Military , the " " , released nineteen years after the Declaration . Palpatine , in his introduction to the " Imperial Handbook " , likewise admitted that the Declaration of a New Order and likewise the resulting shift from the Republic to the Empire was an unprecedented shift of power in galactic history , but also mentioned the people had been desperate and that the Republic could not continue on its current course , and also implied that he acted on the people ' s behalf when he made the decision for the Senate . Behind the scenes . Some elements of this text contradict the text found in the " Revenge of the Sith " novelization , such as the " Safety , security , justice and peace ! " chant . The author of the Insider article admitted that he had forgotten to check the novelization before writing his article . In addition , some parts of the text were switched around from the film ( for example , in the article , the phrase " And the Jedi rebellion has been foiled . " took place after " The remaining Jedi will be hunted down and defeated . " In the film , it was in reverse order ) . It should be noted , however , that the novelization text differs from what is seen in the film . The segment seen in the novel goes as follows : The film version of this text goes as follows : According to George Lucas , the Declaration , as well as Padmé ' s comment about liberty dying being " from thunderous applause " , was intended to reference the rise of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler in Germany . Similarly , Palpatine ' s line in both the novelization and the full speech included in " Star Wars Insider " about his new Empire lasting 10 , 000 years was similar to Hitler ' s vow of a " Thousand - year Reich " , while in the end , both the Galactic Empire and the Third Reich were relatively short - lived .