It was a blast heard round the world, a declaration of treason as much as independence by a handful of colonists living on the other side of the Atlantic from the most powerful country in the world.
The congress in America voted to adopt the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. A month later on August 2, they signed the document. Eight days after that the English King had a copy.
Following the natural rights theory of John Locke, the document proclaimed the equality of 'all men' and their 'unalienable rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness'. Thomas Jefferson, helped by others, wrote that governments were established to secure these rights and when they failed to do so, the people could abolish them.
That last bit was a nice thought, but King George III would disagree.
And so, at the signing of the Declaration, John Hancock worried that some would lose heart and their fire for independence would wane, said, "We must all hang together."
Always the sharp wit, Benjamin Franklin smiled and said, "Or most assuredly we will all hang separately."
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Article 1 (Jun 2021): Franklin's quip reveals the high stakes of independence
June 25, 2021
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