What does the Delcaration of Independence mean?
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The self-evident part is (or should be) that "all men are created equal"...; the "remaining equal" is up to us -- which we've failed miserably at.
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Do you mean "apart from" or "a part of"?\n\n"Apart from" would be independent.\n"A part of" would be bi-partisan.
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Mexican Independence Day\n\nMexican Independence Day is the culmination of the Fiesta Patrias, a\nfestival celebrating Mexico's independence from Spain. The festival\nreaches a dramatic peak on September 15 at 11:00 p.m. when the President\nappears on the balcony of the National Palace to recite the Grito de\nDolores. This "cry of Dolores" recreates the speech given by Don Miguel\nHidalgo y Costillo on September 15,1810.\n\nHidalgo called for Mexican self-rule and a revolt against Spain. He was\ncaptured and executed by Spanish troops in 1811 and Mexico did not win\nindependence from Spain until 1821.\n\nIndependence Day is celebrated on September 16 with fireworks, parades,\nand ringing of cathedral bells.\n\n&&&&\n\nRemembering Independance\n\n16 de Septiembre\n\nThe 16th of September of 1810, marks the beginning of Mexico's struggle\nfor independance from Spain. Hence, this day is similar in many ways to\nthe American "4th of July," which commemorates American Independance\nfrom Britain.\n\n"El Grito de Dolores," (The cry in the village named Dolores-Sorrows-.)\n"Long live Independance! Long live America! Death to bad Government!"\n\nThis proclamation for Independance was made on this day by Miguel\nHidalgo, from the Balcony of the Parish of Nuestra Senora de Los\nDolores. (Our Lady of Sorrows.)\n\nA heroic Parish Priest, who is widely regarded as the Father of Mexican\nIndependance and a symbol of patriotism, Miguel Hidalgo De Costilla was\nresponsible for leading the first large revolutionary forces against the\nSpaniards. Tragically, however, shortly thereafter, he was captured and\nexecuted by a firing squad.\n\nFather Hidalgo's martyrdom, however, galvanized the Mexican people to\nstruggle and fight for independance. After Father Hidalgo's demise, Jose\nMaria Morelos, a small village priest, and a farseeing political and\nmilitary genius, rallied the revolutionary forces until his capture and\nexecution on December 22, 1815.\n\nHistorians sum up his service to the cause of Mexican independance by\nstating that "with him ended the heroic days of the Mexican Revolution."\n\nAs he read of the guerilla leader's brilliant campaigns, the French\nEmperor, Napoleon Bonaparte said," with three such men as Jose Morelos,\nI could conquer the world."\n\nVicente Guerrero, a liberal rebel and the inheritor of the\nHidalgo/Morelos tradition, continued the revolutionary struggle against\nthe Spaniards until 1824, when the Spanish were overthrown and Guadalupe\nVictoria, a liberal became the first elected president of the Republic\nof Mexico.\n\nAt the time, the Mexican Empire encompased all of Central America and\nthe Southwestern United States including California, New Mexico,\nArizona, Texas, Colorado, Nevada, Utah and parts of what now is the\nState of Kansas. There is even today great controversy and debate as to\nthe questionable, and perhaps unethical political means, the United\nStates used to acquire this vast territory from Mexico. A few Spanish\nland grants still survive today , and Hispanic land grant heirs still\nargue the United States should be forced to honor land rights they were\npromised in the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which ended the\nMexican War.\n\nTo commemorate these revolutionary heroes, Mexico named three states\nafter them. Hidalgo, is a state just North of Mexico City, whereas\nGuerrero and Morelos are two adjacent states in Mexico's West coast.\nIn addition, many hospitals, schools and colleges, state and federal\nparks, universities and government buildings have been named to honor\nthese three Mexican Revolutionary Heroes - Hidalgo, Morelos, and\nGuerrero.\n\n&&&&\n\nHidalgo’s Call for Mexican\n                      Independence\n\n\n            ¡Mexicanos, Viva México!\n\n\n\n            Shortly before dawn on September 16, 1810,\n            Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla made a monumentous\n            decision
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Independent or Democratic
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its the the declaration of independence see this article : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inalienable_rights
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Democtic rule  is the constant balancing of 2 great truths of national leadership, as decided by the populace themselves.  \n\nPeople need freedom, and people need discipline.\n\nBut as hightower says...\n\nDiscipline without freedom is tyranny\n\nFreedom without discipline is choas.\n\n\nAll other political systems fall into one or the other of the last two examples, I believe.
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July 4 (1776) is "Independence Day," which we celebrate every year on that date. The United States won its independence from Great Britain.
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We celebrate it as Independence day because we declared our Independence from the King of Englands rule and not because the Declaration of Independence was written.  The Declaration was a tool for our Independence.  The military fighting men were what freed us from England.
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you might want to be more specific. It could mean one of two things as I see it. 1) It could mean a governmental system which splits governing power between branches (executive, legislative, judicial) or in a federalist system (federal and state). Or 2) you could be refering to a mixed economy; a system somewhere situated between a free and command economy where the capital is privately owned but heavily regulated by the government (i.e. Great Britain, Sweden). Hope that helps.
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This website provides a thorough explanation of the Declaration of Independence by sections.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence
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This is actually from the Declaration of Independence...\n"...life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." Thomas Jefferson, who wrote it, had not quite determined whether or not the colonists had a natural right to property. But he did have great conviction that the British, or any government for that matter, could not impede their God-given right to live out their lives without tyrannical, micromanaging elitists controling every aspect of life.
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This means without borders, or no borders or as the French say, "sans frontiers". It would be sort of like the USA, where everyone is free to travel and move to any state they choose.
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Context as follows: giving up liberty only gives you tyranny it doesn't give you safety.  Benjamin Franklin and his fellow British citizens gave up their liberty to a king so that he would protect them but he really only repressed them, thus the revolution was born.
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Freedom means self-determination, autonomy, and spontaneity of a rational subject, the absence of submissiveness and servility.\n\nThe ama-gi, a Sumerian cuneiform word, is the earliest known written symbol representing the idea of freedom.\n\nIt's always meant the same thing basically, free of constraints, free to do what you want, free of slavery.
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all countries celebrate an Independence/revolution day of some sort.  the day they gained there independance and became the country they are today.  4th july is an american only party.
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None in reality.!!\n\nWhy! Black Gold!!\n\n\n"We hold dear what our Declaration of Independence says, that all have got uninalienable rights, endowed by a Creator."\nSource: The New York Times, "Reporter's Notebook; Skipping Borders, Tripping Diction," David E. Sanger, May 28, 2002 \n\n\nI told you he never read it!
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While egoist isn't really wrong, I wouldn't put it down on a Social Studies test.\n\nThe Declaration of Independence was a political manifesto about the rights of men, and the right of the people to select their own form of government. Much of the document was a list of grievances against George III, the King of England, and Parliament, which had denied many rights to American colonists.\n\nThat you can write on a history exam.