Doing Rectitude

Poesy plus Polemics

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness…

…with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.”

risking body and soul

declaring secession from empire

fixing republic in principle

righting the means of democracy

bearing new world to its

shining new hill

giving mankind new home for his dreams

Original Declaration of Independence
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