The Declaration of Independence was a statement made by man directed towards fellow men that hold themselves to be in authority over other men. The statement the Declaration made was a major opinion that was not held common among many people at the time of its publication. Over time this Declaration would become the foundation for many people's idea for where a government is made and how it should be dealt with. This revolutionary document, the Declaration of Independence, held several bold principles that were differing to the most accepted forms of government. The Declaration of Independence said that government is instituted by the approval of the governed. This belief was different from the view held by most of the ruling party of the time. It was believed and used for defense by most, that God instituted governments, and therefore their power should be meek. This bold statement that government is made from the approval of the governed meant that society instituted government by common agreement that law must be maintained so that the problems of man do not overrun the people. Therefore, men are placed by other men of equal position in authority over themselves and their peers for the general welfare of the people.
             The Declaration of Independence states that the Creator has created people with equal rights that are not to be derived of one another. Since these rights are endowed to all men by one Creator of the highest position they cannot be removed from certain men by the judgment of other men. Among these rights are the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. All men, in spite of what status society has given them, are endowed with these rights upon their existence and cannot be taken away from them. The Declaration of Independence states that the government can and should be thrown off if a long train of assumptions put into effect with the design to cut down the government to absolute power. When the governmen...