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The Declaration of Independence

This is the second part of "A Powerful Performance." Here, the Declaration is read by many popular actors, including Mel Gibson, Michael Douglas, Whoopi Goldberg, Winona Ryder, and others. To hea...  
 
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ProudConservative2 (15 minutes ago) Show Hide
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My point is that the words are so powerful and universal that they work for either side.
1TreeHillRULEZ (44 minutes ago) Show Hide
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First off, I can tell your bias based on your username alone. But I believe you would LIKE to think that. But I doubt you could say what they were thinking of while reading this.

For example, Whoopi Goldberg is a very outspoken liberal. Therefore, I don't know how supportive she could have been of George Bush's presidency.

I don't think they would have to think of the current president while reading this, persay. I bet they are just proud of their heritage and where their country started.
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The amazing thing about this video that shows me how awesome the words read aloud here is that most of these actors were thinking about George Bush and the Republicans. I hear it and think about Obama and the Democrat congress (with RINOS) that are spending us into oblivion.
1TreeHillRULEZ (6 days ago) Show Hide
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This is so inspiring. I got goosebumps =).
ContinentalArmy1776 (1 month ago) Show Hide
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"Educate and inform the whole mass of the American people... They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty.

Thomas Jefferson
parisideon (1 month ago) Show Hide
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These are important words that should be heard by all Americans regardless of party affiliation. I have known many good and true people of the Democrat, Republican, and Independent parties, and I believe each of these would say that you must hear these words & have reverence, that you should examine ones own current political state and question. How does government get better otherwise?

God Bless America
drxaeris (1 month ago) Show Hide
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Thank you for posting this. It's one thing to read it on paper, but it's something entirely different to hear the Declaration of Independence as it ought to be read.
lourdesjulianna (1 month ago) Show Hide
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this was the best video ib ever seen
bublgumx3 (2 months ago) Show Hide
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I get what you're saying. But actually, the founding fathers got most of their ideas for the constitution from Great Britain. The colonists broke free because the King chose not to follow the nation's setup. The ideas for the constitution were taken from Britain's Magna Carta and from the ideas of John Locke. It wasn't the nation itself they disliked, it was the king.
rad4life1 (2 months ago) Show Hide
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Thankyou, I didnt know that the American Constitution borrowed from Magna Carta, but I was aware that it was the King that they were revolting against.

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