Ocupation: Author
Life: 1943 - May 18, 2011
Birthday: 1943
Death: May 18
The Declaration of Independence has been called, with some justice, the most revolutionary document in human history, in that it placed the individual person first in the political scheme of things and made the legitimacy of governments and ruling classes contingent on their success at preserving individual rights.
topic: Class, Rights, Government, Individual Rights