WASHINGTON – The American Declaration of Independence, signed 222 years ago last weekend, not only led to the creation of a new country but also opened a new era in the political history of the world.Because this document enumerates the specific grievances of 13 British colonies on the eastern shore of North America more than two centuries ago, and because July 4 is the quintessentially American holiday, many people in the United States and elsewhere have failed to focus on these broader implications. But the men who signed this document were very much aware that the three principles at its...
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