The content of the Declaration of Independence was ... pamphlet by Pennsylvanian James Wilson. All of these men drew liberally from the writings of philosopher John Locke. The Declaration's ...

Of all his writings, Thomas Jefferson's most famous and far-reaching was undoubtedly his draft of the Declaration of Independence. Although the issue of slavery was widely debated -- both the ...

In The Watchman's Alarm John Allen questioned the values ... In his first version of the Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson wrote a scathing indictment of King George for promoting ...

Over the course of many months, the Founding Fathers would work on the Declaration of Independence until it was officially ...

A rare broadside copy of the Declaration of Independence is heading to auction at Sotheby’s, where it’s expected to fetch between $2 and $4 million. Dated to July 1776, this edition was created to ...

In CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands ...

But, until then? Roll it, John Popp. Doescher: Dr. Guelzo, the drafting of the Declaration of Independence is a remarkable story. And what the Declaration has produced is even more remarkable.

The Declaration of Independence, along with the preamble ... They contended for humanity.” 4 —John P. Hale But the existence of slavery did not mean that the principle of human equality ...