Sentence examples for the language of the declaration from inspiring English sources

It was Lincoln's mission, he wrote, and a continuing challenge for Americans today, to revalidate the language of the declaration.

If the schoolchildren of America were to say a daily prayer entirely in the language of the Declaration, to the Creator who endowed in us our rights, the Supreme Judge of the rectitude of our intentions, the Providence on whom we rest our firm reliance in our ventures, and the Author of nature's laws, Jews, Christians and Muslims could happily join in.

And one country, Italy, has simply stopped paying its pledged contribution without explanation.There is also dark talk of several countries trying to water down the language of the declaration that the UN meeting is expected to issue, so that it no longer has numerical targets with specific dates.

Lincoln, however, thought that the language of the Declaration was deliberately universal, setting a high moral standard for which the American republic should aspire.

Antislavery Congressmen argued that the language of the Declaration indicated that the Founding Fathers of the United States had been opposed to slavery in principle, and so new slave states should not be added to the country.

An enslaved woman, Mum Bett, who became a housekeeper for the Sedgwick family of Massachussetts, successfully sued for her own emancipation using the language of the Declaration of Independence; decades later a slave, Dred Scott, argued that he was "entitled to his freedom" as a citizen and a resident of a free state.

He said he was still hopeful that disputes over the language of the proposed declaration could be resolved.

But Mr. Jackson and other human rights leaders said the language of the proposed declaration against racism seemed to target Israel unnecessarily, particularly given the dismal human rights records of many countries taking part in the conference.

But Mr. Jackson said he and others agreed that the language of the proposed declaration against racism seemed to target Israel unnecessarily, particularly given the dismal human rights records of many countries participating in the conference.

After a delay to rally support, Congress approved the language of the United States Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, which Adams signed.

But viewed against the language of the party's declaration on culture — the Oct. 25 report on the annual Central Committee plenum, held last month — there is not much inconsistency at all, some analysts say.