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Mark A. Graber is the Regents Professor at the University of Maryland Carey School of Law, one of only seven professors to hold the highest honor in the University of Maryland system. He has published fifteen books and over 100 articles. In 2023, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Law and Courts Section of the American Political Science Association. Michael Zuckert is the Nancy R. Dreux Professor, Emeritus at the University of Notre Dame and Clinical Professor at Arizona State University. He has worked extensively in the area of American political thought. He was the founding editor of the journal American Political Thought and received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Political Thought section of the American Political Science Association. His many books include The Natural Rights Republic (1994).
'This book provides a kaleidoscope of perspectives on the Declaration from distinguished experts. The lively chapters invite deeper understandings of the history, political theory, and uses over time of this foundational text. They also encourage readers to think critically about it, including considering the gaps between its universal language and the many people and groups who did not have a share in its vision in 1776. There's something in here for almost anyone who wants a deeper encounter with the Declaration and its fulfilled and unfulfilled promises!' Keith E. Whittington, Yale Law School 'This book provides a kaleidoscope of perspectives on the Declaration from distinguished experts. The lively chapters invite deeper understandings of the history, political theory, and uses over time of this foundational text. They also encourage readers to think critically about it, including considering the gaps between its universal language and the many people and groups who did not have a share in its vision in 1776. There's something in here for almost anyone who wants a deeper encounter with the Declaration and its fulfilled and unfulfilled promises!' Julie Novkov, University at Albany 'In time for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Michael Zuckert and Mark Graber have collected, and contributed to, the best set of essays on the Declaration ever published. Their value is enhanced by the fact that the distinguished and commendably diverse contributors have illuminating disagreements about the Declaration's origins, purpose, meaning, and value.' Rogers M. Smith, University of Pennsylvania, and author of That Is Not Who We Are! Populism and Peoplehood 'When Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence, he hoped to appeal to 'the opinions of mankind' and to 'let Facts be submitted to a candid world.' He wanted the Declaration to be read widely and its arguments taken seriously. But he never anticipated the enormous impact that document would have on political thinking, at home and abroad. The wonderful essays collected in this volume incisively explain why that was the case.' Jack Rakove, Stanford University
