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The Declaration of Independence Carl L. Becker's important study is an analysis of the concepts expressed in the Declaration. Here is a lucid explanation of what the Declaration really is, what views it sets forth, where those views arose, and how they have been accepted or modified... Read Full Overview

'Carl Becker explains the Declaration as a classic document of the Age of Enlightenment, a conscious product of the natural rights philosophy of John Locke and other British thinkers, and a text that spoke powerfully to an international audience.' The New York Times This important... Read Full Overview

A Study In The History of Political IdeasBy Carl Becker, Joe Henry MitchellThe Declaration of Independence A Study In The History of Political Ideas By Carl BeckerTHE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCEIT is often forgotten that the document whichwe know as the Declaration of Independence... Read Full Overview

Excerpt from The Declaration of Independence: A Study in the History of Political Ideas