Lives, Fortunes, and Sacred Honor: America’s Semiquincentennial, part 12

We discuss the principles and historical context of the Declaration of Independence and its legacy across the last 250 years. Matt Parks and David Corbin explore the ideas behind today's headlines. Opening and closing music from “2020 Vision (Worse than Blind)” by Fred Lancia. Used with permission. Opening (0:53) - We discuss upcoming plans for the 4th of July. The Historical Context of the Declaration (2:43) - We discuss the events leading up to the approval of the Declaration of Independence. Links: May 15, 1776 Virginia Convention Resolutions; Richard Henry Lee’s Resolutions. The Principles of the Declaration (15:55) - We review the principles of the Declaration of Independence. Link: The Declaration of Independence. The Legacy of the Declaration (45:29) - We discuss the way the Declaration has been understood and applied in the quarter millennium since it was approved. Links: Jefferson to Henry Lee; Lincoln to H.L. Pierce et al.; Wilson, “What is Progress?”; Carl Becker on the Declaration; Coolidge’s 1926 address; Martin Luther King, “I Have a Dream”; Ford’s bicentennial address. Tocqueville’s Crystal Ball (56:33) - We review our surprisingly successful World Cup picks and make our predictions for the annual Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest.  Email: [email protected] YouTube: @DIAToday Intagram: @DemocracyinAmericaToday Keeping Our Republic at Barnes & Noble and Amazon. The history of the American Revolution: Walter McDougall, Freedom Just Around the Corner; Robert Middlekauff, The Glorious Cause. David Corbin is the Provost of Colorado Christian University. Matt Parks and David Corbin both taught politics at The King’s College in New York City and have written together on reviving American republicanism, The Federalist, and Democracy in America. All views expressed in this podcast are those of the speaker and not necessarily those of their present or former employers.