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How 'the greatest sentence ever written' defined a new nation

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By Greg Burton Verified
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OUTSPOKEN INTERVIEW SERIES David Martinez| Byron Williams | Michael Crow | Holly Brewer| Emily Sneff| Joseph Ellis| Donald Grinde Jr.| Felipe Fernández-Armesto| Noelle Trent| Timothy Sandefur| Zara Arnishanslin| Blake Burton| Walter Isaacson| Reading list| 'All men are created equal'| 12 ways to celebrate the Declaration Across eight months of conversations with historians, legal scholars, museum leaders, and theologians, USA250's Outspoken project asks how the American ideals of liberty and...
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How 'the greatest sentence ever written' defined a new nation

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By Greg Burton Verified
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June 30, 2026, 7:41 p.m. MT "We hold these truths to be self-evident" is a bold claim, Water Isaacson says, and calls on Americans to seek for the common good. Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft of the Declaration with Benjamin Franklin and John Adams, shaping the opening sentences to lay out a mission for the new nation.
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'Greatest sentence ever written' helped define the USA

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'Greatest sentence ever written' helped define the USA Greg Burton, Arizona Republic Wed, July 1, 2026 at 2:40 AM UTC 'Greatest sentence ever written' helped define the USA Walter Isaacson, journalist and former president of the Aspen Institute, speaks with Republic executive editor Greg Burton about "the greatest sentence ever written."
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