Independence day is fast approaching and for those who've made it a tradition to read the Declaration of Independence on July 4th (and you know who you are 
), this article raises some - I believe - very good points to ponder in your reading.
I've read the Declaration many times, from grade school on, but when I first re-read it as an adult I was struck by the list of grievances and how... relevant they seemed even today. And (and this is one of the key points this author makes) the further you get into the list, the closer to today do the list of "injuries and usurpations" seem to strike.
Anyway, good points to ponder imvho - plus an encouragement to give the Declaration of Independence a read, again - remembering:
"...that the Declaration, together with the Constitution, evinces the genius of a free people—and that attempts to alter fundamentally our form of government will never go away. From King George to Woodrow Wilson to the current administration, no wonder they say eternal vigilance is the price of liberty."
), this article raises some - I believe - very good points to ponder in your reading.I've read the Declaration many times, from grade school on, but when I first re-read it as an adult I was struck by the list of grievances and how... relevant they seemed even today. And (and this is one of the key points this author makes) the further you get into the list, the closer to today do the list of "injuries and usurpations" seem to strike.
Anyway, good points to ponder imvho - plus an encouragement to give the Declaration of Independence a read, again - remembering:
"...that the Declaration, together with the Constitution, evinces the genius of a free people—and that attempts to alter fundamentally our form of government will never go away. From King George to Woodrow Wilson to the current administration, no wonder they say eternal vigilance is the price of liberty."
