Carl L. Becker Quote

The primary purpose of the Declaration was not to declare independence, but to proclaim to the world the reasons for declaring independence. It was intended as a formal justification of an act already accomplished.

The Declaration of Independence: A Study in the History of Political Ideas (1922)

The primary purpose of the Declaration was not to declare independence, but to proclaim to the world the reasons for declaring independence. It was...

The primary purpose of the Declaration was not to declare independence, but to proclaim to the world the reasons for declaring independence. It was...

The primary purpose of the Declaration was not to declare independence, but to proclaim to the world the reasons for declaring independence. It was...

The primary purpose of the Declaration was not to declare independence, but to proclaim to the world the reasons for declaring independence. It was...