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To the Editor: Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich have done it in recent primary victory speeches. Cal Thomas has done it on these very pages, even using his signature quotes! They have each misquoted ...

On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence marked the origin of a common destiny for a new country. Today, the declaration remains a reference for those who want to make America a just and ...

Author Walter Isaacson is drawn to minds that bend the world. He writes about men who catch lightning, who bottle reason, who turn math into light and light into money. He likes people whose thoughts ...

Roberts' year-end report on the federal judiciary includes some notable statements about the Declaration and its relevance to ...

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of ...

Along with the words and phrases that still ring out 239 years later are less noticed turns of phrase. They say a lot about the messages Thomas... Just A Few Important Words About The Declaration Of ...