document in the american revolution one of the 56 of the declaration as any man in america and weatherspoon personified this bond between faith and freedom that characterize the american revolution. they claim the political inheritance from great in the ancient constitution with the support of christian churches but what about the elephant in the room? about the existence of slavery in the american colonies? samuel johnson pointed out the hypocrisy many of whom owned slaves how is it we share the loudest yelps for liberty among the drivers of negroes? many colonial americans have a guilty conscience patrick here henry said he look forward to the time when the opportunity would be offered to abolish the lamentable evil to create bad opportunity because the declaration proclaims that come into existence as a sworn enemy. 's days are going to be numbered. until recently lisa know these facts abraham lincoln knew it he said he never had a feeling politically that did not spring from the sentiment embodied in the declaration of independence. yes we can. the great emancipator why did the american