Declaration of Independence

Architect of the Declaration of Independence and Constitution. Minister to France. First postmaster. Known internationally for his common-sense philosophy. For details, see his writings or any Encycl. Inventor of elect initiation (Ref 1)... 

Since Brunei s declaration of independence in 1984 as forever a Malay Islamic monarchy , Malayness has been a more prominent feature of that country than is true for either of its neighbours, despite appearing to have relatively shallow roots there. In the literature of the sixteenth century, Brunei people were described by their place of origin or as... 

Others blame the Declaration of Independence. Because the pursuit of happiness is a fundamental American goal, American expectations are higher than those of people in other countries. Americans do not accept imperfection, disappointment, or discomfort easily. If they are in pain, they take painkillers if depressed, they take antidepressants. If a child is difficult or is not getting ahead at school, why shouldn t a drug fix that, too (Figure 6.1)... 

He was probably drinking his favorite wine, Madeira, when he said it. And then he got all of his friends to drink Madeira to toast the signing of the Declaration of Independence. 

The association of Madeira with the United States is intimate. The Declaration of Independence, on 4th July 1776, was toasted by George Washington with a chalice of Madeira wine. It was the wine preferred by kings, emperors, and statesmen and served during the banquets of European Courts. Thomas Jefferson, and all the other "Founding Fathers," greatly appreciated the most exquisite wines of the time, but preferred Madeira over all. 

The fact is that, as the science fiction writer Norman Spinrad says, "psychochemistry [has] created states of consciousness that had never existed before." Taking a psychedelic dramatically changes the traditional notions of "free will. Spinrad s view is that "psycho-chemicals are a declaration of independence from the minds we were born with, and that hence "we will no longer be able to count on our naturally evolved brain chemistry as a benchmark of sanity. ... 

All democracies have a base, a foundation. For France this is 1789. For the USA it is the Declaration of Independence. For Spain it s the Civil War. Well, for Germany it is Auschwitz. It can only be Auschwitz. In my eyes, the remembrance of Auschwitz, the never again Auschwitz , can be the sole foundation of the new Berlin Republic. ... 

Wait a minute, wait. .. I am neither Jew nor Catholic, so I can speak here with some impartiality. There was a time before when the Jews exalted a man and made him divine and then nailed him up when they discovered he was human after all. Whether it s a fact or not is irrelevant it is a tradition, and one that we should cease to live by. It s the Jewish tradition that some people are closer to God than others. But there is another one, the one of the Declaration of Independence, where men gather together to draw up a petition in equality. ... 

Another use for inert atmospheres is in protecting historic documents. Suppose the Declaration of Independence were simply left on top of a table for people to see. The paper and ink in the document would soon begin to react with oxygen in the air. They would both begin to decay. Before long, the document would begin to fall apart. 

In a sense we have come to our nation s capital to cash a check. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir. This note was a promise that all men would be guaranteed the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. 

Following the Declaration of Independence by the National Assembly of Montenegro on 3 June 2006, the... 

Polymers have a wide range of properties and uses. Mylar sheet polymer (another polyethylene terephthalate) is used to protect documents, such as this photocopy of a later version of the Declaration of Independence (top). Another kind of polymer coating is used to make shatterproof covers on glass items such as fluorescent light bulbs (bottom). 

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