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We still hold these truths
The Washington DC Examiner Newspaper, The Examiner Jul 4, 2008 1:00 AM (529 days ago)WASHINGTON O n this Independence Day, it is worth taking time away from fireworks and picnics to contemplate, and rejoice in, two key phrases from the Declaration that gave this day its name. And we’re not talking about all men being created equal or about life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Those are worthy ideals, but they give no real-world prescriptions for free governance. Instead, the heart of the Declaration’s famed second paragraph comes right after those lofty sentiments. “To secure these rights,” the document states, “governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.”
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