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war, had a profound and far reach ing effect in advancing the cause of human freedom the world over.
 The statement of rights in the first paragraph of the Declaration is not new Similar statements had been made by John Locke and by others in England in defense of the English revolution in 1889, when James II fled and was replaced by William of Orange. But the ap- plication of them to justify the separation of colonies from the mother country was new.
 Tt had taken thirteen long years of protest and argument and dis pute with the British government before the colonsts reached the point where they were willing 10 separate from the mother country, and even then the action was taken with great reluctance on the part Of large numbers of our citizens.
 "The resolution for independence was introduced in the Continental Congress on June ', 1776 by Richard Henry Lee, in behalf of the Virginia delegation. This resolution read as follows: That these United Colo nies, are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states; that they are absolved from all alle- glance 10 the British crown. and that all political connection between them and the state of Great Britain is and ought to be totally dis solved" The resolution was adopt ed on July 2, 1776 and thereby be- came the actual official Declaration of Independence. This date of July , might therefore be celebrated as our Independence Day with greater reason than July 4, for it was the actual date of the official vote for independence.
 -Four days after the introduction of the original resolution. a com mittee had been appointed to pre- pare a Declaration to the effect of said resolution. This committee consisted of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger sherman and Robert R. Livingston. The Declaration was written almost entirely by Jefferson, a few slight changes were made by Adams and Franklin, and after being presented to congress on June 2Sth, was further modified in several respects by congress itself.
 It is common idea that the Declaration was signed on July 4th, but this is not true. It was voted on that day, but not until July 18th was the Declaration ordered en- grossed, and not until August 2nd was it signed. and even then not signed by all, some of the members being absent and not signing until later
 The purpose of the Declaration is clearly stated in it's first para graph: To declare the causes which impelled them to the sepa- ration.
 There is no question that the Declaration when first presented had great effect on the attitude of our own people, in encoura ging them to take the final step. but the most important purpose as stated by Jefferson was 10 influence man. kind everywhere to see the justice of the vote for independence now taken, We were throwing down the gauntlet 10 the greatest military and naval power in the world: we needed the moral approval and support of other peoples and the Declaration has a ringing appeal for it; but more vitally important was the need for aid from abroad, for money, and ships, and men, from the countries of Europe who had them to give.
 "Yet the authorities in these countries could not be expected to Countenance any ordinary rebellion against established authority. They were kings. who claimed to rule by divine right. and the assumption by the Americans of the right to rebel might. and as a matter of fact. did, in it's ultimate results endanger their own security.
 50 the Declaration sets out 10 show that we are not engaged in any ordinary rebellion against law ful and rightful authority; that our case was quite different; that the British king by his many illegal