“Constitution Day is forever joined with Independence Day.”
Summary
The Declaration’s great American proclamation that “all men are created equal” and the first three words of the Constitution—“We the People”—are profoundly connected. The relation between these two ideas—equality and consent—is the vital center of American political freedom.
Resources
- Abraham Lincoln: Fragment on the Constitution and the Union
- The American Story Episode 27: The American Dream
- The American Story Episode 51: Independence Forever!
- The American Story Episode 56: Gettysburg
- The American Story Episode 58: The Course of Human Events
- The American Story Episode 61: The Real American Revolution
- James Madison: Father of the Constitution
- The Constitution of the United States
- Constitution Day and Citizenship Day
- The Declaration of Independence
Credits
- Narrator: Chris Flannery
- Audio Producer: Derek Wood
- Music Supervisor: Blake Huxell
