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Self-Evident Truth
May 01, 2017
Inscribed on the Statue Of Liberty is “JULY IV MDCCLXXVI” — the date of the United States’ Declaration of Independence. In this document, Thomas Jefferson wrote: “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 Happiness.”
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A Difficult Delivery
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The Statue of Liberty was constructed in France and brought, in pieces, to New York City.
What is Liberty?
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David McCullough, James Baldwin, Barbara Jordan and Milos Forman discuss liberty.
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