Keynotes of American liberty; comprising the most important speeches, proclamations, and acts of Congress, from the foundation of the government to the ... of the flag, by a distinguished historian.
Publisher: Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library
Published: December 20, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 278
ISBN-13: 9781425525064
Subjects: American history; History; History - U.S.; History: American; USA; United States - General; History / United States / General
First sentence: WHEN, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature's God entitle them, a decent respect for the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.