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America at 250: Will our Founding Ideals Survive?

American Thinker

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Photo Credit: John TrumballBy Scott S. PowellInasmuch as the Founding Fathers and Lincoln were all willing to give their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor to establish and save the nation, how should Americans now think about their obligations?

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