Declaring Independence: The Origin and Influence of America's Founding Document: Featuring the Albert H. Small Declaration of Independence Collection - Hardcover

"From the epilogue "If we are to survive as a nation, it is critical that our citizenry know and understand the beliefs and tenets that underwrite the Declaration of Independence.... Its origins and influences have much to teach us, and I can think of no better way to pursue that study than through the Albert H. Small Declaration of Independence Collection at the University of Virginia." - Justice Sandra Day O'Connor "The Declaration of Independence is a statement of conviction and intent. When Jefferson wrote that 'all men are created equal,' he, a slave master, knew perfectly how much had still to be done by those who would follow to attain such a society in fact not theory. But that is part of our strength, that we Americans are called on, one generation after another, to achieve the promise. We have a star to steer by." - David McCullough, author of 1776 and John Adams, and two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award.