Thomas Jefferson Declaration Of Independence Summary

Beginning with Thomas Jefferson's "Declaration of Independence", the main points covered in this document simply begins by stating "..., that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." (Jefferson 2). Right off the bat, he gives us a brief belief of how equality, from the moment we are born, is present. Jefferson does believe in this as a American representative, supporting the equal rights and treatment shared to or between all citizens. Not too long after that statement, he goes by saying "That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and

Not only is he implying we are all created equally from the moment we were born, but now he is implying we have the power to overthrow such a powerful force, just like that, and replace it with a government that will represent the ideals of security and protection to make the citizens satisfied. Jefferson does have beliefs about this and he is not totally wrong because this is reviewing an ideal once shared by John Locke, a scholar from the Enlightenment, with his belief in if a government is corrupted or rules with a chaotic and unfair rule, the people have the amount of willpower and sheer power to overthrow them and replace it with a government sharing their likely standards. Overall, this belief is the main assertion Thomas Jefferson pointed throughout his well written report and meant it towards the citizens of America, during their time to the

Jefferson probably referred to the colonies as "people", written several times in the actual document; meaning the audience was based on the people living in the colonies and the majority of the population, at that time, was white people. This is a broad speculation by how "people" might refer to a single race, but this took lots of procedures like a puzzle, little pieces in order to achieve the big picture. Martin Luther King Jr. did refer to both blacks' and whites' during his speech, but it is clear to see a majority of his followers and the goal of his speech was for the cause and reassurance of the black race. It is true King wanted for both races to be in harmony and to be treated fairly at both ends, do not get me wrong there, but the overall purpose was for the sake of black people's desired goal, fair treatment and equality. Jefferson also stated that all men had to power to overthrow a corrupted force unable to satisfy the people's need; however, King sought out for an equality and fairness goal and avoided the "need for power"