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The Declaration of Independence is our defining document — and the key to educating savvy citizens

There are many reasons one might come to love one’s country. It first appears in the connection to place, a bond to a physical ...
Yahoo

What do the Declaration, Constitution and Bill of Rights really mean?

At the National Constitution Center, you will find rare copies of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. These are the three most important documents in American ...
Reader's Digest

The Declaration of Independence vs. the Constitution: What’s the Difference?

One sparks a revolution, while the other structures a nation. Do you know the difference between the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution? Packed with history and visionary ideas (and even ...
Reason

What the Declaration of Independence Said and Meant

[This year, my annual post celebrating the Fourth of July is drawn from a chapter of Our Republican Constitution: Securing the Liberty and Sovereignty of We the People, and from a short essay on the ...
Forbes

Is The Declaration Of Independence Based On A Lie?

As Americans prepare to celebrate another Fourth of July, it is alarming to learn that a Louisiana bill requiring elementary school students to recite a passage from the Declaration of Independence ...
Washington Examiner

What does the Declaration of Independence mean?

Every American schoolchild is taught that the Declaration of Independence was published on July 4, 1776, and that it proclaims that “all men are created equal” and that we are endowed by our “Creator” ...
Opinion
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The Murray Hill Declaration

I have summarized their responsible and obligations in a document titled the Murray Hill Declaration, which borrows heavily from its inspiration, the Great Barrington Declaration. Adopting measures to ...
NPR

Boundlessly Idealistic, Universal Declaration Of Human Rights Is Still Resisted

Given the rivalries and violence that divide the global community today, it is hard to imagine that on December 10, 1948, the nations of the world approved, almost unanimously, a detailed list of ...
NPR

The Declaration Of Independence Brings Mixed Feelings For Native Americans

We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of ...
Reason

What the Declaration of Independence Said and Meant

[This year, my annual post celebrating the Fourth of July is drawn from a chapter of Our Republican Constitution: Securing the Liberty and Sovereignty of We the People, and from a short essay on the ...