The only reason Jefferson could call certain truths 'self-evident' is that he was living in a world shaped by Judeo-Christian ...

The United States has forgotten the true meaning of its most famous phrase, according to Utah Gov. Spencer Cox. Over the past ...

Understanding how the country was formed, where the freedoms came from, and educating the community is one of the reasons ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - As we celebrate Independence Day, the National Archives in Washington, D.C. is letting the public view ...

Frederick Douglass 1852 speech both extolls principles in the Declaration of Independence (and Constitution) and condemns ...

In every generation, the Declaration of Independence has stood for a more expansive promise of freedom and equality.

July Fourth is a reminder that the most patriotic act is not blind ceremony. Instead, it’s the resolve to resist tyranny.

We may criticize or appeal court rulings we don't agree with. But we cannot defy the rulings of duly constituted courts and ...

In June of 1826, Thomas Jefferson sent a letter to Roger C. Weightman, declining an invitation to come to Washington, D.C. to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.