Our Declaration: A Reading of the Declaration of Independence in Defense of Equality, (Paperback)

from joeydag

A great read! The author emphasizes the political philosophy and downplays the history. Very lucid and interesting discussion of the different aspects of equality present in the document. The author handles the failure to implement the ideals extolled in the document very well, I think. I recomme...

from ebethe

Well crafted sentences and paragraphs to dissect a fairly short (1,337 word) document. The premier of freedom and equality being the twins upon which the document and ultimately the Constituion lie was well presented. BThe short chapters were appealing when I commenced reading, but became tiresom...

from Schmerguls

This is a detailed study of the Declaration of Independence, taking it sentence by sentence. It aims to show that equality was as important to its authors as freedom. Other than decrying the expungement from the Declaration of lines decrying slavery--which Jefferson had put in his draft--it is la...