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Irish_Dem

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11. I didn't mean you peggysue, but others who might label my notions

Reply to peggysue2 (Reply #9)

Tue Dec 19, 2017, 04:09 PM

Dec 2017

as overly sentimental.

But the first time I read the Declaration of Independence, it felt magical to me.
I had a similar feeling when I first read about the Magna Carta.

But Thomas Jefferson's work was truly from the angels.

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Who Are We as a Country? Sally Yates Reminds Us Once Again [View all] peggysue2 Dec 2017 OP

Rule of Law, We the People. Quaint notions rejected by the oligarchs who rule us. nt Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #1

And as proven in Alabama, Virginia, NJ and elsewhere peggysue2 Dec 2017 #2

I will be ridiculed, but I happen to consider these documents to be sacred documents. Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #4

Thanks. I agree. Sophia4 Dec 2017 #6

I had a very weird experience at the National Archives. Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #8

You would never be ridiculed by me, Irish Dem peggysue2 Dec 2017 #9

I didn't mean you peggysue, but others who might label my notions Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #11

K N R-ed Faux pas Dec 2017 #3

The Rule of Law -- says it all. Sophia4 Dec 2017 #5

I love the positive tone of this thread. Thanks for posting. Sophia4 Dec 2017 #7

You're welcome, Sophia. peggysue2 Dec 2017 #10

So true. Sophia4 Dec 2017 #12