Curtis Young on the America's "diffcult moment in the mirror"

This weekend, the United States marks two hundred fifty years since the Declaration of Independence, which asserted that governments derive power from the consent of the governed. According to France 24's Curtis Young, the anniversary comes at what he calls America's 'difficult moment in the mirror'—a time to reflect on founding ideals like life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, and how they measure against the country's present.

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