A quiet moment for the Declaration of Independence

By: Andrew DeMillo

Outlets: Arkansas Advocate

Published: July 4, 2026

Words: 1,688

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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The Fourth of July isn’t a quiet holiday. Between fireworks, parades, military flyovers and screenings of “Independence Day,” noise is a hallmark of the way the United States celebrates its birthday.

But it’s a day that also requires some quiet reflection and meditation over the nation’s founding and the ideals espoused by the Declaration of Independence.

The declaration is far from a perfect document. It proclaimed all men are created equal at a time when …

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