Happy Independence Day!
Click here for a copy of the Declaration of Independence and related historical materials from the National Archives.
Perhaps print a few copies and have them sitting about for re-reading and discussion at your holiday barbecue (along with Hugh's column discussed below, of course). As President Ronald Reagan posited in his
Farewell Address, when discussing our need for an "informed patriotism" and an understanding of history and its modern importance, "all great change in America begins at the dinner table. . . ."
For more on why our Founding documents like the Declaration of Independence should have global utility, download my article on translations
here.