Abraham Lincoln said that the Declaration of Independence was “an ‘apple of gold’ to us. The Union, and the Constitution, are the picture of silver, subsequently framed around it.

That is why we all should be armed with America’s Declaration of Independence and Constitution, the founding documents and the guiding stars of our nation. America was founded on liberty.

The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution are the bedrock documents of our government in the United States. They are considered to be our founding documents.

24/7 Wall St. Key Takeaways: Many founding fathers were unable to sign the Declaration of Independence or Constitution due to travel difficulties. Others didn’t sign the documents due to ...

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Our Declaration of Independence declared that we considered ourselves free from the bonds of Great Britain. Our Constitution, together with its 27 Amendments, is supreme.

In fact, I like to think of it this way: Our three great founding documents were the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bible. “The Bible?” you say.

But as Blackburn's critics are pointing out, "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" is not mentioned in the U.S. Constitution. It's in the Declaration of Independence.

LEPORE: Douglass comes to realize the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, you know, we're not going to win this battle by denouncing them.

It includes a print of the Constitution along with one of the Declaration of Independence and other rare documents. It also includes works of art from the 18th to 21st centuries.

The quote she used came from the Declaration of Independence, not the Constitution. "Passing a basic civics test should be required for anyone running for office," one educator wrote.