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Amanda Czaplicki
His 110-07 "Prof. Amerman"
Fall 2005
The U.S. Declaration of Independence
No document in American history can compare to the place that the Declaration of Independence holds within the minds and hearts of the American citizens. It is within the context of this document that the nations founding principles are built. The Declaration of Independence today holds a different meaning for Americans than it did when it was written in 1776. Although, the words are the same, the significance, importance, purpose, and even authorship have dramatically changed.
The Declaration of Independence did not spring from Thomas Jefferson's mind alone. Jefferson drew on many of the ideas and writings of others, including English philosopher John Locke, Scottish Enlightment thinker Francis Hutcheson, and George Mason whom drafted the Virginia Declaration of Rights. It is recognized that Jefferson borrowed heavily from John Locke's Second Treatise on Government (1690) and asserted in language already familiar the natural rights of men, including the right of revolution. It was also thought that Jefferson agreed with Scottish philosopher, Francis Hutcheson, in that all men are born equal to one another, but even though in principle Jefferson may have been opposed to slavery it is criticized that he saw no obvious way to end it and further continued to profit off the injustice himself. Lastly, in examination of the preamble of the Declaration of Independence it reveals a commonality of language and principal in comparison to George Mason's Declaration of Rights. Eloquently, Jefferson weaved together old ideas, its lack of originality was far from concern.
With the nation in a rare state of unamity over the push for independence Jefferson was faced with limited time. In two weeks Jefferson presented a first draft, but the document was no where near completion. From the original rough draft to the final...
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