What Is The Importance Of Protecting Its Citizens In The Declaration Of Independence

Although the Government excluded slaves from receiving rights, the Bill of rights and the Constitution mostly reflected the ideals of the Declaration of Independence by treating each state equally, protecting the states and citizens from violence, prioritizing freedoms among citizens that cannot be encroached upon, and permitting the privacy of one’s personal belongings. It could be argued that the ideals of the Declaration of Independence do not reflect the Bill of Rights and the Constitution, as slaves were not given equal rights. The southern states wanted to increase their number of representatives in the House of Representatives. To do this, they had to have a greater population, therefore, they generated the idea of counting slaves as …show more content…
Most fear violence and vehemence, and having no type of protection can lead to additional fright. This is why the Governments promise of protecting its citizens in the Declaration of Independence is so important to maintain. The Constitution states, “… [The United States] shall protect them [the states] against invasion; and… domestic violence.” Vowing to protect every citizen is a major commitment, and the United States was ready to manage such a large task. Protection against violence being incorporated into a Government document forms the citizen’s safety and trust towards the government. The Government’s Bill of Rights also opted to allow all citizens to carry arms in order to defend themselves in any dangerous situation. If everyone has a gun at all times, this secures ultimate safety of citizens as they have the ability to protect themselves if the Government is not present. The safety of citizens is something that should always be of high priority. Furthermore, protection and security is the promise of life and a good one at that matter. Therefore, the promise of life originally written in the Declaration of Independence remained a true …show more content…
Personal privacy is an important aspect needed to maintain a healthy, strong, confident individual and community. Life itself is extremely personal as each individual’s life occurrences and private details pertain to only them. If an individual raid’s ones house, rips apart one’s paperwork, and trashes ones items there is nothing left. Everything they had known about their own life was for everyone else to know to. If the life of all is to be open to the public then the significance and meaning of one’s own life is gone. All deserve the right to privacy, and should respect the privacy of others. However, this was all prevented and done so efficiently by the United States Government. The United States had promised the pursuit of happiness to all citizens, and kept this promise by allowing the citizens complete and utter privacy.
It could be argued that the Government treated slaves as inferior by not allowing them Constitutional rights, however, the principles of the Declaration of Independence still essentially reflect the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. This is achieved by the equality among each state, the security of each state from violence, the progressivity of liberty among citizens due to a process of amending the constitution, and the confidentiality of one’s personal