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On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence marked the origin of a common destiny for a new country. Today, the declaration remains a reference for those who want to make America a just and ...

Every Fourth of July, thousands of Americans stand in long lines to see the Declaration of Independence. They’re curious to read for themselves the powerful words that have been repeated again and ...

To the Editor: Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich have done it in recent primary victory speeches. Cal Thomas has done it on these very pages, even using his signature quotes! They have each misquoted ...

In the broadcast reading of the Declaration of Independence we inadvertently dropped two words: establish commerce. We muse about what would be different if those words had not been in the document.

"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 ...