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The Declaration of Independence is just a piece of paper. On it were written words - beautiful words, hot words, words with bite. At first only two people signed it; later 53 members of that August gathering affixed their signatures. Even later four more signed.
But, it's just a piece of paper. Actually, the paper on which it was written became so fragile that, in 1894, it was permanently sealed in a steel case to keep it from light and air.
Yet. that piece of paper became the script for a people bent on liberty and freedom. It contained words that could spell death or mean life to a new nation struggling for birth. That piece ot paper launched a revolution which produced a national spirit that gave reality to hopes and dreams for freedom.
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