The Declaration was essentially an attempt to prove that rebellion was not the proper word for what they were doing.


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

Carl L. Becker Quotes

The Declaration was essentially an attempt to prove that rebellion was not the proper word for what they were doing.

The Declaration was essentially an attempt to prove that rebellion was not the proper word for what they were doing.

The Declaration was essentially an attempt to prove that rebellion was not the proper word for what they were doing.

The Declaration was essentially an attempt to prove that rebellion was not the proper word for what they were doing.