The+Declaration+of+Independence

In 1776 the world’s most important document was signed, The Declaration of Independence. When most people think of the Declaration they generally show no interest. That is mainly because most of Untied States citizens do not know what the Declaration says. The Declaration of Independence is the basis and foundation of what America is today. Our forefathers entitled us to having our own rights to life, liberty, and pursue happiness. Furthermore, the Declaration also states that the government is to secure those rights and protect them. That is what the forefathers wanted to get across to the people. That they did not want us to be under Great Britain’s control of a dictatorship and wanted us to be able to have those rights and be a democracy. That is why every American should know the Declaration of Independence instead of overlooking what our forefathers and ancestors did to make America what it is today.

The Declaration tells us that the government is not to supress citizens. The Government was established to protect our rights of life, liberty and pursuit happiness. Our forefathers explain in the Declaration that we should be able to live the way we want to, be free from persecutions, and offer equality among man. When our forefathers illustrated to us these self evident rights they were thinking of us and our future so we would end up from that day forward being a democracy. Along the lines of that being said the government is with and from the people. Meaning we are the bosses of the government instead of them being in charge of us. We as people vote for who we want president, also we vote for what laws we want. Everything we decide on goes to the government to handle. This will better enable us to have liberty, and to pursue happiness. Although all is well, when corruption occurs the Declaration states that people have the responsibility to abolish the government and institute a new government.

The Declaration tells us that “a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.” This section of the first sentence of the Declaration states that when one disagrees of something or is not for it, they are to declare a “why” or cause of what the issue is. This goes along with knowing your rights, which many people in the country do not know. I mean if corruption occurs what are you entitled to do if you don’t even know your own rights? That is why every American should know the Declaration instead of forming more corruption on something they don’t have a clue about. That is why some Americans are stereotyped to idiots.

The majority of people that don’t know what the Declaration is, don't understand the foundation of their own nation. For example, how can Americans know what they are entitled to do today in the world if they dont realize what our ancestors and forefathers fought for. They stood up for what they believed in. That is why we have the rights we do today. Our forefathers and ancestors fought for our freedom so that we would be free from tyranny. That is why every American should know the Declaration, not to just know it but to be thankful of what we have.

In conclusion, every American should know the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration of Independence entitles us to the rights we have, and established how the government is to protect our rights. Not knowing your own rights can put you into rough situations if corruption is to occur. That is why it is important to know what the Declaration says. Most importantly to be greatful for what America has become.