FREE ESSAY ON BASIC ISEALS OF DECLARATION OF INDEPENDANCE

BASIC ISEALS OF DECLARATION OF INDEPENDANCE

The introduction to the Declaration of Independence posses the basic of ideals of 
America. Four of the ideals extolled in the document are; equality, natural rights,
consent if the 
governed, and the right to revolution. These are also known as the self-evident truths.
The ideal of equality; is that all men are created equal. No one human or class of 
humans are superior to another human or class of humans. This is the first self-evident
truth of 
the Declaration of Independence; and the other three all stem from this vision of
equality.
The second ideal is one on natural rights. The Declaration states that they are endowed 
by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life liberty and
the pursuit 
of happiness. This explains the theory of natural rights of a human being and it is
expanded 
from the original principle of equality. Since you were born with these rights, no one
may 
rightfully deny us these rights, and since they are unalienable we may not surrender them

ourselves.
The third; the concept of consent of the governed is belief that the government must in 
some way have our consent of it's operations with the idea in mind that a government that
rules 
without coming back to the people for their ongoing consent is an unjust government.
Later the 
Declaration shows an example of an unjust government by denouncing the King of Britain
with a 
list of grievances for keeping us among armies, and imposing taxes on us without our
consent.
The fourth and final ideal gives the right to the people to alter or abolish a
destructive 
government. (whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the

right of the people to alter or to abolish it.) This declares the right of a revolution
of the people 
who's government destroys the security of a citizens unalienable rights. If a government
exists to 
protect the people's rights and isn't succeeding the people should abolish it and set up
a new one.
The four ideals that I wrote about are all essential parts of American society. They were

originally about the right to live an enjoyable life. The four ideals I presented promise
me a life 
of equality with equal respect, a right to live my life, free and happy, the right to
have a say in 
my government, and the right to revolt against a destructible government