How did one of the
commentators describe the
Declaration of Independence?

These 13 colonies have the right to become a nation as legitimate as any other nation. Additionally, it is important to explain to the public, ...

abraham lincoln  (february 12, 1809  – april 15, 1865) was an american statesman, politician, and lawyer who served as the 16th  president of the united states  from 1861 until  his assassination  in april 1865. lincoln led the nation through the  american civil war, its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis.[2][3]  he preserved the  union,  abolished slavery, strengthened the  federal government, and modernized  the u.s. economy.

it refers to race, i am pretty sure this was a popular term in nazi germany or something.