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By THOMAS KRANNAWITTER As we sip beer and watch fireworks this 4th of July, think of all the freedoms we enjoy: the freedom to speak our mind, to pray in a church we choose or not pray at all, to keep what we produce, to vote fellow citizens into or out of government office. No people ever have enjoyed the freedoms we have. Further, think of all the good Americans have accomplished. They instituted the first real government authorized entirely by the consent of the governed. They provided strict protection for property rights in their fundamental law. They solved the problem of religious persecution. They ended slavery at unimaginable costs in blood and money and sacrifice. The result of the American venture in self-government is the most prosperous, innovative, free society ever known. So while you bark at your smart phone because web pages load too slowly, or complain that your favorite gourmet cupcake shop has moved locations, think of how all these wonderful things came to be. They came because of a few simple, yet radical ideas articulated most beautifully in our own Declaration of Independence: Truth The premise of the Declaration is that objective truth exists and the human mind can discover it. The Declarations references to the laws of nature and of natures God and self-evident truths assume that: Nature is a larger whole of which man is part. Nature is rational, intelligible, knowable. Nature, including human nature, contains moral and political truth that can be known through investigation and study. Equality Its true that all men are created equal because: Every human being is equally human. Human beings are the only compound being: part appetite,...

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