Thursday, June 25, 2009

LIBERTY

Does this sound familiar?
Any idea where it comes from?

"...and accordingly all Experience hath shewn, that Mankind are more disposed to suffer, while Evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the Forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long Train of Abuses and Usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object, evinces a Design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their Right, it is their Duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future Security,"

Right! It's our own Declaration of independence.

photo of actual declaration of independenceHere are some related links you might be interested in:

The charters of freedom
The Library of congress
School house rock / Preamble
School house rock / Declaration of Independence

My kids just LOVED School House Rock. Who am I kidding? So did I.
I think it's a great tool for use in the classroom, to augment the curriculum.


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