On July 4, 1776, the original thirteen states of the United States of America passed the Declaration of Independence, which declared the country as independent. This declaration made it clear that all men are created equal and that God endowed them with the unalienable rights of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. While it is true that at its inception, women and slaves were not considered equal, those were different times and slavery was an accepted part of daily life in countries and cultures all across the globe, dating all the way back to 1760 BC! The United States of America was not the first country to have slaves, but it was the only country that had a civil war to end the practice and has been evolving over time to reflect that EVERY living person possesses these God-given rights because WE THE PEOPLE determine what AMERICA STANDS FOR. The United States of America is the only country that acknowledges these God-given rights and declares that government derives its power from the people that it governs. It is also the only country that establishes the power of the people to alter or abolish the government whenever they felt it to be posing a threat to their fundamental rights.

All this power lies with WE THE PEOPLE.

 

GOD BLESS AMERICA!