The Words That Started It All | Declaration of Independence

The Words That Started It All | Declaration of Independence: "In celebration of Independence Day, we are rereading the Declaration of Independence. You can find Heritage experts’ introduction to the document in our First Principles primary sources series. Happy 4th!"

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Obama: Americans Free to Worship, but Not Freely Exercise Their Religion - Patriot UpdatePatriot Update

Obama: Americans Free to Worship, but Not Freely Exercise Their Religion - Patriot UpdatePatriot Update: "n a special weekly address, celebrating the 4th of July, President Barack Obama said that Americans are free to “worship” as they please–which mirrors language in the Iraqi constitution, but contrasts with the First Amendment to our own constitution which denies government any power to prohibit “the free exercise” of religion."

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Poll: 71% Think Founders Would Be Disappointed in America - Patriot UpdatePatriot Update

Poll: 71% Think Founders Would Be Disappointed in America - Patriot UpdatePatriot Update: "A Gallup poll released on July 4 shows that while the vast majority of Americans are very proud of being American – overall, 85 percent are either extremely or very proud – a huge percentage of Americans think the founding fathers would be disappointed in the way the country has turned out."

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