The purpose of The Declaration of Independence, as the aforementioned quotes demonstrate, was to declare independence (something which should be obvious from the title of the document), to show foreign powers that their actions were fully justified, and to persuade citizens in England and the colonies to sympathize with their cause.
Current local time in Panama City, Panama.
Currently has same time zone offset as CST (UTC -6) but different time zone name. Central Standard Time (CST) is 6 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). This time zone is in use during standard time in: North America, Central America. This time zone is often called Central Time. See full time zone map. Summer Time & DST. Some places observe daylight saving time/summer time during the summer, and therefore use CDT (Central Daylight Time) in the summer. Email Time Zone Indicator: -0600. An email sent from someone in the Central Standard Time (CST) time zone will have the time zone listed as -0600 in the headers of the email. (However, -0600 does not have to be in Central Standard Time, as other time zones could have the same UTC offset).