Rare copy of Declaration of Independence seized in 1776 uncovered in London

Listed simply as “another paper” in the Royal Navy inventory, the Declaration remained buried in British archives for 250 ...

The grievances in the Declaration of Independence are surprisingly relevant, 250 years later

The Declaration of Independence, with its block of cursive letters scrawled onto parchment, looks like a relic from the distant past. Likewise, you might think the 27 grievances against King George ...
Greek Reporter

Rare Copy of the American Declaration of Independence Found in UK Archives After 250 Years

A rare surviving Declaration of Independence copy was discovered at the UK's National Archives, the only known Exeter ...

Rare 1776 copy of US Declaration of Independence discovered in London after 250 years

A rare copy of the Declaration of Independence, believed to have been lost for more than 250 years, has been discovered at ...

This is the heart and soul of the Declaration of Independence | Opinion

If you do nothing else this Fourth of July, take a moment to reflect on the magnificent gift given to us by the Second ...
The Poynter Institute for Media Studies

Is this sentence in the Declaration of Independence really the greatest ever written?

I can’t think of a more fitting celebration of this Fourth of July than a reading of Walter Isaacson’s thin volume “The Greatest Sentence Ever Written.” Isaacson is an influential public scholar and ...

What the Declaration of Independence does – and doesn’t – say about God

Governing principles came in 1789 with the U.S. Constitution, which did not mention God. In 1791, states then ratified the ...

The Viking word hidden in the Declaration of American Independence

From Roman freedom to Viking happiness, the iconic words in the Declaration of Independence reveal thousands of years of ...

Here’s why the colonists’ grievances are surprisingly relevant 250 years later

The issues that most disturbed the Revolution’s leaders in 1776: a partisan judiciary, arbitrary power, officials not being responsible to their constituents.
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Coeur d'Alene PressOpinion

America’s 250th Anniversary, Part Four — America: A Model for Other Nations

We examine several countries that have used America, the Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution to build and foster their own ideas of freedom from government and religious despots.

Willie Wilson: 250 years later, we must recommit to the ideals in the Declaration of Independence

The Declaration was written by imperfect men. However, the message of freedom has endured and inspired others around the ...
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Libertarianism.orgOpinion

Standing on Principle

For the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Lilah Kimble reflects on the American Founders’ courage to risk their lives for their commitment to liberty. She asks if, even in less ...