‘When In the Course of Human Events’

Posted by SHAUN MULLEN, TMV Columnist in At TMV.
Jul 4th, 2007 | 5 responses

For a bunch of white guys with bad hair the Founding Fathers were really onto something.

Please take a few minutes to read the entire (original) text of the Declaration of Independence. Then think about where American has been in the last 231 years and, most importantly, where it is today.

I don’t know about you, but reading this extraordinary document invites comparisons between a George to which the Founding Fathers repeatedly refer and a present-day George.

5 Responses to “‘When In the Course of Human Events’”

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2. adolphus says:

   July 4, 2007 at 5:50 am

   An excellent suggestion.

   Might I also recommend the Colonial Williamsburg Podcast in which the actor who portrays Thomas Jeffereson reads to Declaration. You won’t have to look far they post it every year as certain as It’s A Wonderful Life at Xmas.

   Good stuff
3. To my American Readers: Happy 4th of July « Michael P.F. van der Galiën says:

   July 4, 2007 at 5:59 am

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4. Shaun Mullen says:

   July 4, 2007 at 6:36 am

   You can also listen to a special reading of the Declaration on National Public Radio. Richly ironic since many of the readers are women and women were notably absent from the entire process.

   An historic factoid:Abraham Lincoln refers directly to adoption of the Declaration is arguably the greatest speech in American history, the Gettysburg Address.
5. The Crone Speaks says:

   July 4, 2007 at 7:31 am

   [...] read the entire Declaration, and, as Shaun urges, “think about where American has been in the last 231 years and, most importantly, [...]