The Declaration of Independence Declaration of Alma Ata Declaration of Independence Original: www.loc.gov exhibits Flickr Human Rights declaration of 1789 Allegorical painted versi Flickr. Carl L. Becker's important study is an analysis of the concepts expressed in the Declaration. Here is a lucid explanation of what the Declaration really is, what views it sets forth, where those views arose, and how they have been accepted or modified by succeeding generations. Published 1960. Binding of book is intact. Moderate darkening and foxing of covers. Small waterstain on back cover. Slight tanning and foxing of edges. Annotations in pencil on inside of front cover. Slight foxing on insides of covers. Very little foxing with some creasing on certain pages.