The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp paper.
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- The jury has the right to determine both the law and the facts.
Samuel Chase, signer of the Declaration of Independence... - We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) -- At the signing of... - We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes,
and our sacred honour. -- Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)... - When forced to resort to arms for redress, an appeal to the tribunal of the
world was deemed proper for our justification.
This was the object of the Declaration of Independence... - A handshake isn't worth the paper it is written on.
JUDGE... - Neither the Declaration of Independence nor the Articles of
Confederation nor any of the first state constitutions had mentioned the
word "republic." At the time,
it was like a red flag to conservatives everywhere... - The Declaration of Independence I always considered as a theatrical
show.
Jefferson ran away with all the stage effect of that... - We hold these truths to be self-evident,--that all men are created
equal;
that they are endowed by their Creator with certain... - Yes, son, long ago,
mail was written with pen and paper...
