a reading of the Declaration of Independence in defense of equality Allen, Danielle S. 1971- creator text bibliography nyu 2014 First edition. monographic eng

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315 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm Part I. Origins -- Night teaching -- Patrimony -- Loving democracy -- Animating the Declaration -- Part II. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? -- The writer -- The politicos -- The Committee -- The editors -- The people -- Part III. The art of democratic writing -- On memos -- On moral sense -- On doing things with words -- On words and power -- Part IV. Reading the course of events -- When in the course of human events... -- Just another word for river -- One people -- We are your equals -- An echo -- Part V. Facing necessity -- ...it becomes necessary... -- The laws of nature -- And nature's god -- Kinds of necessity -- Part VI. Matters of principle -- We hold these truths... -- Sound bites -- Sticks and stones -- Self-interest? -- Self-evidence -- Magic tricks -- The creator -- Creation -- Beautiful optimism -- Part VII. Matters of fact -- Prudence... -- Dreary pessimism -- Life's turning points -- Tyranny -- Facts? -- Life histories -- Plagues -- Portrait of a tyrant -- The thirteenth way of looking at a tyrant -- The use and abuse of history -- Dashboards -- On potlucks -- If actions speak louder than words... -- Responsiveness -- Part VIII. Drawing conclusions -- We must, therefore, acquiesce... -- Friends, enemies, and blood relations -- On oath -- Real equality -- What's in a name? Danielle Allen. Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-299) and index. n-us--- United States. Criticism, Textual Equality United States Igualdad Estados Unidos 002 E 221 A425o 2014 973.313 9780871406903 (hardcover) 2014009825 DLC 140407 20230404125808.0 127697 eng