On Independence

It's the fourth of July and America is celebrating Independence Day. I can hear people setting off fireworks. The windows are open and summer is in full swing.

The National Archives has a very nice web page on the Declaration of Independence. There's also an essay on the history of the declaration and one on the rhetoric.

Independence of thought and expression are two great gifts which the United States has demonstrated to the world. Read more about them above. I particularly like the piece on the rhetoric of the declaration. If only we had more politicians today who could write and speak as well as Jefferson.