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Principles still inspire America

Happy birthday, America! Like many holidays, today's celebration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence is wrapped in myth and collective wisdom. The Declaration of Independence was actually passed by the Continental Congress in Philadelphia on July 2, 1776. On the Fourth, the delegates agreed to publish the declaration penned by Thomas Jefferson and others. It was not until July 8 that the declaration was read to a public audience. Despite these temporal inconsistencies, the Fourth ...

   

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