Critique of the 1776 Commission Report/Original text

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The original text of the 1776 Report is included in the following subpages, by page number, with one section per paragraph. This facilitates transclusion of the original text into the side-by-side analysis/rebuttal pages.


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I. Introduction -- 1

II. The meaning of the declaration -- 2

III. A constitution of principles -- 6

IV. Challenges to America's Principles -- 10

Slavery -- 10
Progressivism -- 12
Fascism -- 13
Communism -- 14
Racism and Identity Politics -- 15

V. The Task of National Renewal -- 16

The Role of the Family -- 17
Teaching America -- 17
A Scholarship of Freedom -- 18
The American Mind -- 18
Reverence for the Laws -- 19

VI CONCLUSION -- 20

Appendix I: The declaration of independence -- 21

Appendix II: Faith and America's Principles -- 24

Appendix III: Created Equal or Identity Politics? -- 29

Appendix IV: Teaching Americans about Their Country -- 34

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