THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
BOSTON MASSACRE DECLARATORY TOWNSHEND ACTS
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Pledged their allegiance to the American flag
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Pledged their life, liberty and pursuit of happiness
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Pledged their fortunes, their lives, and their sacred honor
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Pledged their right to publish and declare their freedom
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Detailed explanation-1: -…it is the closing line of the Declaration of Independence that firmly cements the spirt of the occasion: “We Mutually Pledge To Each Other Our Lives, Our Fortunes, And Our Sacred Honor.”
Detailed explanation-2: -The words tell us what the signers of the Declaration of Independence were willing to give up for freedom: “…we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.”
Detailed explanation-3: -They had security, but they valued liberty more. Standing tall, straight, and unwavering, they pledged: “For the support of this declaration, with firm reliance on the protection of the divine providence, we mutually pledge to each other, our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.”
Detailed explanation-4: -The rest of the Congress signed two months later. By affixing their names to the document, the signers courageously pledged to each other their “lives … fortunes … and sacred honor.” Many consider the Declaration of Independence to be the philosophical foundation of American freedom.
Detailed explanation-5: -The signers’ willingness to stake their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor underpinned their commitment to the republic as much as to their selves. Our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor are no less important to the United States.