Posted by
Tim Blessing on Friday, July 04, 2008 11:29:40 AM
AMERICA ON THE 4TH OF JULY.
I do not know the full text of the Declaration of Independence, but that is the key to understanding July 4th.
It is a day where the founders put our revolutionary principles on paper for everyone's benefit.
I have never seen The Declaration of Independence in its entirety.
I know certain books put the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights together because they are the key documents of the Revolutionary Era.
You can get these books in Barnes and Noble bookstore, but I cannot tell anyone right off the bat.
Black's Law Dictionary might be a source for this issue.
Kids are not taught these documents in school anymore.
I am assuming that US History Classes would be the appropriate place to deal with the long term implications of these documents, which are only discussed on piecemeal basis rather than a dramatic basis.
In essence, the key to the Fourth of July is the Declaration of Independence itself in its entirety and the Declaration, Constitution, and Bill of Rights need to be more broadly taught in school.