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The [[Declaration of Independence]] of the United States in 1776 proclaimed that all people are "endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."  
 
The [[Declaration of Independence]] of the United States in 1776 proclaimed that all people are "endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."  
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The American [[Bill of Rights]] of 1789 was based on the [{English Bill of Rights]] of 1689.  
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The American [[Bill of Rights]] of 1789 was based on the [[English Bill of Rights]] of 1689.  
    
[[George Washington]] in his 1796 [[Farewell Address]] warned against foreign alliances and suggested the American mission to bring liberty to the world would be best served by avoiding wars, perfecting [[republicanism]] at home, and becoming a model for the world.  Indeed there were no foreign entanglements until 1917.
 
[[George Washington]] in his 1796 [[Farewell Address]] warned against foreign alliances and suggested the American mission to bring liberty to the world would be best served by avoiding wars, perfecting [[republicanism]] at home, and becoming a model for the world.  Indeed there were no foreign entanglements until 1917.
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