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Deep Dive on the Declaration of Independence and Its Relevance Today
In honor of Independence Day, for this week’s Big Ideas with Ben Weingarten podcast I take a deep dive into the Declaration of Independence, discussing:
- Its unique place in human history and the cause of freedom
- The link between natural law and natural rights, faith and freedom
- The Founders’ emphasis on virtue and morality to sustain a free system of limited government
- Parallels between the charges laid out against King George III in the Declaration and modern America from the administrative state to sanctuary cities
- The Founders’ views on slavery, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass and failing to live up to the values and principles of the Declaration
- The imperative to defend liberty against tyranny
- And much more
You can find the episode on iTunes, everywhere else podcasts are found or download the episode directly here.
