Yes, the good ol' Declaration of Independence. That crafty document that laid out the very foundation of the United States we know and love today. The phrase that rings in every American's head when they read it would most likely be:
"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."
Inspiring words, aren't they? I bet you didn't know that that isn't the only document with such words crying for independence. Yes, my fellow Americans, there is more than one type of Declaration of Independence, a different one for various states and countries. I bet you didn't know that there was a Texas Declaration of Independence, or a Romanian Declaration of Independence, did you? My point here is that the United States as a whole wasn't the only country to be subjugated by another country. Even some of its own states, and other countries shared a similar fate. Vietnam and the Philippines had one too.
If you know your history, then there's no need for me to explain what country was in control of another. I'm pretty sure that every state, country, town, village or colony that has been oppressed and/or subjugated has fought for independence and has their own Declaration.
What do you think? Should every free, independent nation have their own Declaration? Would doing so help the rest of the world clearly realize their rights to independence? Feel free to share any thoughts below.
Links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_independence
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence
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I think that any region that wants to be considered independent should have a base for their government, which is basically what the Declaration of Independence is for the United States. The base doesn't necessarily have to be a Declaration of Independence, but it should be a written and signed document that can be referred to when making governmental decisions.
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Sorry, that was me above. I was signed into another account when I posted that.
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I'm a bit confused. Are you suggesting that every indpendent country should produce a Declaration if it doesn't have one already? That would seem rather superfluous to me. Or do you mean that all future peoples who wish to form their own states ought to prepare a Declaration first? I think that would make a lot of sense; it would present a legitimate case for secession/rebellion and would make diplomacy and negotiation much easier, because everyone would know what the rebels/freedom fighters wanted.
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