Carl L. Becker Quote

What they needed, in addition to many specific grievances against their particular king, was a fundamental presupposition against kings in general. What they needed was a theory of government that provided a place for rebellion, that made it respectable, and even meritorious under certain circumstances.


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


What they needed, in addition to many specific grievances against their particular king, was a fundamental presupposition against kings in general....

What they needed, in addition to many specific grievances against their particular king, was a fundamental presupposition against kings in general....

What they needed, in addition to many specific grievances against their particular king, was a fundamental presupposition against kings in general....

What they needed, in addition to many specific grievances against their particular king, was a fundamental presupposition against kings in general....