America’s Declaration of Independence Was Signed by a Son of Brunswick

The God Squad: We hold these truths to be sacred

Thomas Jefferson’s first version of the Declaration of Independence told the truth about America that we would all be well served to remember and exalt this Fourth of July.

The Sacred Honor of the 56 - The Thinking Conservative

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July 4th Quiz: ‘Before They Were Founding Fathers’ – DV Journal

In the muggy summer of 1776, 56 men met in Philadelphia and pledged their “lives, fortunes, and sacred honor” to America’s future with the Declaration of

July 4th Quiz: ‘Before They Were Founding Fathers’

In the muggy summer of 1776, 56 men met in Philadelphia and pledged their “lives, fortunes, and sacred honor” to America’s future with the Declaration of Independence. None of them was a full-time politician. How much do you know about the signers and their occupations? Test your knowledge with this short quiz. 1. A popular (but untrue) folktale says John Hancock intentionally signed his name large so that King George III “could read it without …

America’s Declaration of Independence was signed by a son of Brunswick

Two hundred and forty-nine years ago this week, one of the greatest documents in world history was penned. This “Declaration of Independence” shed the most powerful nation on Earth, created a new nation “conceived in liberty” and became a worldwide model of self determination. And this document was signed by a man who once lived […]

The Fire of 1776

By: Daniel C. Green Two hundred forty-nine years ago. Fifty-two men gathered in Independence Hall to sign the Declaration of Independence — a defiant ultimatum to King George III, risking death and treason to demand God-given rights: life, liberty, and self-governance. It offered the crown a choice: Honor the natural rights of free men, or face “Give me liberty or give me death!”