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 observing PST â Pacific Standard Time. Currently has same time zone offset as PST (UTC -8) but different time zone name. Pacific Standard Time (PST) is 8 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). This time zone is in use during standard time in: North America. This time zone is often called Pacific Time. See full time zone map. Summer Time & DST. Some places observe daylight saving time/summer time during the summer, and therefore use PDT (Pacific Daylight Time) in the summer. Email Time Zone Indicator: -0800 An email sent from someone in the Pacific Standard Time (PST) time zone will have the time zone listed as -0800 in the headers of the email.