This Fourth of July, when you watch the fireworks, will you think about the Declaration of Independence?
We should, says John Stossel. After all, the holiday is meant to honor the Declaration. It, and the Constitution it led to, help keep us free.
The Constitution has failed in some ways. It accepted slavery. Although Thomas Jefferson promised "a wise and frugal government," the Constitution didn't stop our politicians from running up $21 trillion in debt. It didn't stop our government from passing 180,000 pages of rules.
Still, the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence have helped keep us free. That's what Stossel will celebrate this Fourth of July.
The ultimate message of the video is quite simple and on-point I think: Things surely aren't perfect - they weren't then, and they're not now - but the heritage of the American tradition we've inherited is still, probably, the world standard for liberalism and freedom in the entire world. While we should still strive to continue to improve and grow, we can still appreciate and respect and remember the foundation it's all been built upon.
From the blurb -
> This Fourth of July, when you watch the fireworks, will you think about the Declaration of Independence?
> We should, says John Stossel. After all, the holiday is meant to honor the Declaration. It, and the Constitution it led to, help keep us free.
> The Constitution has failed in some ways. It accepted slavery. Although Thomas Jefferson promised "a wise and frugal government," the Constitution didn't stop our politicians from running up $21 trillion in debt. It didn't stop our government from passing 180,000 pages of rules.
> Still, the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence have helped keep us free. That's what Stossel will celebrate this Fourth of July.
The ultimate message of the video is quite simple and on-point I think: Things surely aren't perfect - they weren't then, and they're not now - but the heritage of the American tradition we've inherited is still, probably, the world standard for liberalism and freedom in the entire world. While we should still strive to continue to improve and grow, we can still appreciate and respect and remember the foundation it's all been built upon.
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From the blurb -
The ultimate message of the video is quite simple and on-point I think: Things surely aren't perfect - they weren't then, and they're not now - but the heritage of the American tradition we've inherited is still, probably, the world standard for liberalism and freedom in the entire world. While we should still strive to continue to improve and grow, we can still appreciate and respect and remember the foundation it's all been built upon.