When independence was declared in 1776, the Founding Fathers were expressing what Americans had long believed about themselves. Self-governance, says Michael Quinn Sullivan in this week’s reflection, is what the Americans had had, what they expected, and what they were willing to die to retain.
Independence was achieved when America’s Founding Fathers chose to declare it.
We can choose to approach life as a grumbler or as a happy warrior.
Our property taxes will only go down when our local engagement goes up.
What was dimly glimpsed in 1215 was more fully fleshed out in 1776.
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