"The persistent use of "he" and "them," "us" and "our," "we" and "they" personalizes the British-American conflict and transfigures it from a complex struggle of multifarious origins and diverse motives to a simple moral drama in which a patiently suffering people courageously defend their liberty against a cruel and vicious tyrant. It also reduces the psychic distance between the reader and the text and coaxes the reader into seeing the dispute with Great Britain through the eyes of the revolutionaries"- The Stylistic Artistry of the Declaration of Independence, Stephen E. Lucas

Yes.  Finally, someone understands what I've been saying for years.  Pronouns matter.  I really enjoyed this insight because it emphasizes a propaganda (yes...I think this is propaganda) that tends to lead everyone on.  By using words like "we" and "us" there is a feeling of camaraderie that is created.  It really does lead people into feeling like they're a part of a cause.

We've got to use our brains when reading things like this (See what I did there?)  Otherwise, we can be very easily misled.  Oh, the irony is delicious.