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Enshrined freedoms or consecrated.?

Latest comment: 11 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

The introduction expressed enshrined but it should perhaps be consecrated instead to reinforce the act of declaring. 2603:3014:C06:3C00:356E:624C:6EB1:A390 (talk) 15:08, 6 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

The declaration of independence matters

Latest comment: 15 days ago1 comment1 person in discussion

In the Declaration of Independence, line 4 states that "Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed," directly reflecting John Locke's Enlightenment idea that political power is only legitimate when granted by the people rather than divine right. This American emphasis on popular sovereignty directly influenced French thinkers, leading them to adopt the same core principle in line 4 of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, which claims that "The principle of all sovereignty resides essentially in the nation." ~2026-47978-42 (talk) 00:46, 4 September 2026 (UTC)Reply