Primary Documents
- 01. Declaration of Independence
- 02. Constitution of the United States
- 03. Dred Scott Decision (Abridged)
- 04. Dred Scott Decision (Full Text)
- 05. Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
- 06. William Jennings Bryan's "Cross of Gold" Speech
- 07. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" Speech
- 08. Lyndon Johnson's "Great Society Speech"
- 09. Barack Obama's "We the People" Speech
- 10. Declaration of the Rights of Man (France,1789)
- 11. Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Tag Archives: Dignity
The Pursuit of Happiness
“The pursuit of happiness.” This well known phrase from the Declaration of Independence has always called up for me visions of a lecherous older man chasing after a voluptuous, scantily clad nymphet. That image is not too far afield from … Continue reading
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ROBERT FULLER: SOMEBODIES AND NOBODIES
The abuse of rank–“rankism”–is the destructive “mosther of Isms.” Rankism assaults the dignity of the victim. Since dignity is the essential element of human equality, rankism is a threat to democracy. Continue reading
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Perfecting Our Union 