Declaration of a New Order

"So this is how liberty dies... with thunderous applause."

- Padmé Amidala

The Declaration of a New Order was a proclamation made by Supreme Chancellor Palpatine in 19 BBY, first as an address to an Extraordinary Session of the Galactic Senate and then to the general populace. In it, he proclaimed himself Emperor of the galaxy, legalized the extermination of the Jedi Order, and outlined his vision of transforming the thenceforth-abolished Galactic Republic into his new Galactic Empire.

The anniversary of the Declaration of a New Order was celebrated as Empire Day.

Reactions to the speech
Although the speech received unanimous signatures in support of transitioning the Galactic Republic into the Galactic Empire, the speech itself had mixed reception. Several of the senators were in support of it because it meant a chance at a time of peace after three years of the Clone Wars and the carnage that occurred. Several of these senators also felt it would solidify their power base. Others, notably the senators who signed the Delegation of 2000, personally disagreed with the speech, but felt the need to support it for their own safety, because of armed men inside the room who would shoot if they dared speak out. During the speech, the Naboo senator representing the Chommell sector, Padmé Amidala, mused that "to thunderous applause" was "how liberty dies". Mon Mothma, the Chandrilan senator and later one of the top leaders of the Alliance to Restore the Republic, also reflected later on that she never believed a word of Palpatine's speech, especially the part about the Jedi trying to commit treason on him, and also expressed disgust at the fellow senators applauding Palpatine's "silver lies." The full text of the speech was eventually printed out during the Republic HoloNet News Special Inaugural Edition 16:5:24, which was ultimately the last HoloNews broadcast. The speech was also frequently excerpted within the official field guide for the Imperial Military, the Imperial Handbook: A Commander's Guide. HAHAHAHAHA EDIT EDIT EDIT LOLOLOLOLOLOL IM GAY JK

Behind the scenes
Some elements of this text contradict the text found in the Revenge of the Sith novelization, such as the "Safety, security, justice and peace!" chant. The author of the Insider article admitted that he had forgotten to check the novelization before writing his article. In addition, some parts of the text were switched around from the film (for example, in the article, the phrase "And the Jedi rebellion has been foiled." took place after "The remaining Jedi will be hunted down and defeated." In the film, it was in reverse order).

It should be noted, however, that the novelization text differs from what is seen in the film. The segment seen in the novel goes as follows:

The film version of this text goes as follows:

According to George Lucas, the Declaration, as well as Padme's comment about liberty dying being "from thunderous applause", was intended to reference the rise of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler in Germany. Similarly, Palpatine's line in both the novelization and the full speech included in Star Wars Insider about his new Empire lasting 10,000 years was similar to Hitler's vow of a "Thousand-year Reich."

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith comic
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith novel
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith junior novel
 * Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader
 * The Last of the Jedi: Reckoning
 * Coruscant Nights II: Street of Shadows
 * The Force Unleashed II novel
 * Millennium Falcon
 * Crucible
 * Millennium Falcon
 * Crucible
 * Crucible