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Along with the ideals it expresses, the Declaration of Independence mourns for something people lost in 1776 − and now, too

  • Written by Maurizio Valsania, Professor of American History, Università di Torino
imageThe committee assigned to draft the Declaration of Independence, from left: Thomas Jefferson, Roger Sherman, Benjamin Franklin, Robert R. Livingston and John Adams. Currier & Ives image, photo by MPI/Getty Images

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