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The Men Who Wrote the Declaration of Independence

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The Men Who Wrote the Declaration of Independence
Detail from John Trumbull's 1818 painting of the Committee of Five presenting their draft of the Declaration of Independence to the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia. (L-R): John Adams, Roger Sherman, Robert Livingston, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin. Public Domain
Rob Natelson
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This is the third in a five-essay series on the Declaration of Independence, written for its 250th anniversary. Read part I here, part II here, and part IV here.
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Rob Natelson
Rob Natelson
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Robert G. Natelson, a former constitutional law professor, is Senior Fellow in Constitutional Jurisprudence at the Mountain States Policy Center and the Independence Institute. He authored “The Original Constitution” (4th ed., 2025) and is a contributor to the Heritage Foundation’s “Heritage Guide to the Constitution.”