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"We hold these truths to be self-evident" begins the Declaration of Independence. This is one of the most quoted lines in American history, but where did "these truths" come from? And what do they mean to Americans today?
>During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, however, the Declaration would begin to assume its place in the mythos and civic religion of the United States. It provided Americans with a shared political language that would shape how subsequent generations understood the Revolution and the politics of their own times. Liberty, equality, and the pursuit of happiness became keywords in American politics, and each generation has redefined those terms and, by extension, the Declaration.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident" begins the Declaration of Independence. This is one of the most quoted lines in American history, but where did "these truths" come from? And what do they mean to Americans today?
>During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, however, the Declaration would begin to assume its place in the mythos and civic religion of the United States. It provided Americans with a shared political language that would shape how subsequent generations understood the Revolution and the politics of their own times. Liberty, equality, and the pursuit of happiness became keywords in American politics, and each generation has redefined those terms and, by extension, the Declaration.
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