...man. May the Declaration of Independence be to the world, what I believe it will be, (to Liberty . 75 some parts sooner, to others later, but finally to...assume the blessings and security of self-government. Cherish every measure which may foster our brotherly Union and perpetuate a constitution of government,...

...the world what I believe it will be; the signal of arousing men to burst the chains under which the monkish ignorance and superstition had persuaded them to bind themselves, and to assume the blessings of free government." The American Revolution was the beginning of a world revolution in which "man,...

...American citizens when he stated, in 1826, May [our Declaration of Independence] be to the world, what I believe it will be (to some parts sooner, to others...assume the blessings and security of self-government .... All eyes are opened, or opening, to the rights of man. We must demand that Congress end the usurpation...

...blessings descend." On the same occasion, Jefferson wrote that he hoped America's independence would be "the signal of arousing men to burst the chains under...assume the blessings and security of self-government." Jay saw the Revolution as mainly American history, not world history, and saw it as God's particular...

...Independence. Jefferson's words stir our hearts: May it be to the world what I believe [American independence] will be (to some parts sooner, to others later, but...assume the blessings and security of self-government.. . All eyes are opened, or are opening, to the rights of man. The general spread of the light of science...

...In the last letter he wrote he expressed his lifelong belief that the American Revolution would be "the signal of arousing men to burst the chains under...assume the blessings and security of self-government." He foresaw that eventually the whole world "(to some parts sooner, to others later, but finally to...

...would occasion the "opening" of "all eyes" to "the rights of man": "May it be to the world, what I believe it will be, (to some parts sooner, to others...assume the blessings and security of self-government." According to this formulation, the Declaration was meant to be a kind of midwife to democracy throughout...

...Enlightenment, the American and French revolutions, and Thomas Paine: May it be to the world, what I believe it will be (to some parts sooner, to others...assume the blessings and security of self-government. . . . All eyes are opened or opening to the rights of man. The general spread of the light of science...

...of experience and prosperity, continue to approve the choice we made. May it be to the world, what I believe it will be, (to some parts sooner, to others...themselves, and to assume the blessings and security of self government."' Jefferson died on July 4, 1826, two weeks after sending this letter. He had written...

...Independence, Jefferson expressed his hope that the Declaration would arouse people throughout the world to burst the chains under which monkish ignorance...them to bind themselves, and to assume the blessings & security of self-government. That form, which we have substituted, restores the free right to the...