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

This weekend, the United States marks two hundred fifty years since the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. According to France 24, that landmark document—one of the most influential political texts in modern history—established that governments derive their power from the consent of the governed, and asserted that all people possess inalienable rights: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Those principles have inspired democratic movements around the world.

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