This Fourth of July, with the clock ticking down to the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 2026, the United States once again confronts an anguished question: Why did the founders of the nation, supposedly enlightened demi-gods, perpetuate the horror and hypocrisy of slavery rather than banish it outright?
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This year, July Fourth seems even more important. The core values that define us as a people are again under attack, particularly the right that defines us as a people: free speech.
07/4/2024 - 4:51 am | View Link - What Made America’s Founders Perpetuate Slavery
The founders did virtually nothing to abolish slavery because, fearing for their lives, they put their own safety first.
07/4/2024 - 12:00 am | View Link - Commentary: Thankfully, America's founders launched a never-ending revolution
It is reasonable to read the Declaration of Independence as a rights-oriented document, and to describe America as a rights-oriented nation, but the Declaration is not just about rights and ...
07/3/2024 - 10:30 pm | View Link - America’s Founders displayed incredible faith and sacrifice
ORLANDO, FL– In today’s culture where some people are frantically trying to erase America’s history, the signers of the Declaration of Independence, a document which maintained that the 13 American ...
07/3/2024 - 9:59 pm | View Link - Explaining the Greatness of the Founders
In his view, much of the Founders’ greatness derived from the unique circumstances of the land in which they lived, and of their own stations. Though they were conscious of the many differences ...
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