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Declaration of Independence

American History Hit

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The Enlightenment, the Quintessential, Less Is More Document

In 1770, Thomas Jefferson defends a man who is suing for his freedom in Virginia. He's pulling on what resources to create this document. And he's also pulling on something in my view that I talk about in the radical declaration. The obvious hypocrisy of Thomas Jefferson writing about life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness for all humanity.

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