The Living Declaration

The Declaration of Independence, 3 of 3

Stylized Painting of the Pulling Down of Statute of King George III, New York City, July 9, 1776. Credit: Johannes Adam Simon Oertel, ca. 1859. Public Domain via Wikipedia.

The Declaration of Independence is the foundation of the American nation. It is not solely a narrative ideal—as important as that is. It is incorporated in the United States Code as o…