10+ hour, 10+ min ago  (849+ words) The Declaration of Independence is famous for declaring our rights. It’s just as remarkable for what it teaches us about using them. Before declaring independence, the Founders wrote that “a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (598+ words) “We hold these truths to be self-evident …” You probably know the rest of this sentence by heart. Generations of Americans have read, repeated, and reflected on those words since the founders penned them in the summer of 1776. Few documents have…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (799+ words) Before July Fourth became an American holiday, it was a revolutionary political statement, codified in the Declaration of Independence. This founding document gave voice to a bold idea: that our rights do not come from kings, politicians, or government, and…...