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Declaration of Independence (1819) by John Trumbull
Boston · est. 1654

The documents
that made us.

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The Declaration. The Constitution. The Bill of Rights.
Read them, argue over them, keep them alive — as their authors intended.

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Declaration of Independence (1819), John Trumbull · Public domain
Tonight’s Debate

The Constitution was written to prevent democracy, not enable it.

This is the uncomfortable truth most civics classes skip. The Senate gives Wyoming the same power as California. The Electoral College was designed to filter popular will through e…

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Debated passages
The Declaration of Independence
“that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among th…”
7 annotations
The Constitution of the United States
“ Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Uni…”
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Magna Carta
“ except by the lawful judgment of his peers or by the law of the land.”
6 annotations
The Constitution of the United States
“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranqui…”
5 annotations
The Bill of Rights
“abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press;”
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The Bill of Rights
“the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”
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The Canon
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Magna Carta
Sealed June 15, 1215 · 20 annotations
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II
Articles of Association
Adopted October 20, 1774 · 10 annotations
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III
Virginia Declaration of Rights
Adopted June 12, 1776 · 20 annotations
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IV
The Declaration of Independence
July 4, 1776 · 32 annotations
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V
Articles of Confederation
Ratified March 1, 1781 · 14 annotations
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VI
The Constitution of the United States
September 17, 1787 · 48 annotations
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VII
The Federalist Papers
1787–1788 · 13 annotations
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VIII
The Bill of Rights
Ratified December 15, 1791 · 40 annotations
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IX
Washington's Farewell Address
September 19, 1796 · 22 annotations
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X
The Gettysburg Address
November 19, 1863
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The original Green Dragon Tavern was where Boston’s patriots gathered to argue about liberty — where the Sons of Liberty met, where the Tea Party was planned, where the Revolution took shape in argument and debate. This is where we continue that argument. Every generation must read these words for itself.