Quote#World
The primary purpose of the Declaration was not to declare…
Quote byCarl Lotus Becker · 1873–1945
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Declaration of Independence: A Study in the History of Political Ideas (1922), p. [page number].
English (original)
The primary purpose of the Declaration was not to declare independence, but to proclaim to the world the reasons for declaring independence. It was intended as a formal justification of an act already accomplished.
— Carl Lotus Becker
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