declaration of independence

Title: declaration of independence
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declaration of independence

A Latin statement commonly used in the Middle Ages to define the purpose of government reads: servitium propter jura, non potestas praeter jura. This succinct statement translates to mean, “service to and for the sake of rights, not a power exercised beyond or outside of rights.” This age-old definition of what gains a government should work toward, coupled with a belief in the importance of universal rights, provided in essence the backbone of the American …showed first 75 words of 2117 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 2117 total…Channel. 8 Dec. 2000 Munves, James. Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence: The Writing and Editing of the Document that marked the Birth of the United States of America. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1976. National Archives and Records Administration. 18 Jul. 2000. National Archives and Records Administration. 6 Dec. 2000 Office of the Secretary of State. “Center for research on Vermont.” State of Vermont, Deb Markowitz. 6 Dec. 2000. Wills, Gary. Inventing America: Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence. Garden City: Doubleday, 1978.

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