Summary
Without question, our Declaration of Independence is one of the most enduring and influential documents of all time. Leaders extol it, foreigners are in awe of it and citizens are inspired by it.
Abraham Lincoln declared he "never had a feeling, politically, that did not spring from the sentiments embodied in the Declaration of Independence."See the full content of this document
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Declaration Myths . . . And Felicitations
Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of independent India, called it "a landmark in human freedom."
But even those closely involved with this "Birth Certificate of the United States of America" would be surprised and amused by the myths and misunderstandings which surround it.- When Richard Henry Lee of Virginia rose ...See the full content of this document
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