Healthy Society Series—America @250: What Kind of America Do You Want?
About this episode
The episode discusses the implications of the Declaration of Independence as America approaches its 250th anniversary and explores what kind of America people desire amidst social disruption.
On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was issued, and it contains the DNA of the future United States of America. At the heart of this remarkable document that sought to overthrow existing governmental institutions is the profound statement that echoes through the ages. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter, or abolish it, and to establish a new Government . . . as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.” As we celebrate 250 years since this document was created, we will ask the question: What kind of America do you want? This is at a time of great social disruption, with many people believing that their life, liberty and happiness are under daily threat. This discussion will focus on where we go from here. A Health & Medicine Member-led Forum program. Forums and Chapters at the Club are organized and run by volunteer programmers who are members of The…
People in this episode
Host: Robert Lee Kilpatrick
Topics covered
- American history
- Declaration of Independence
- social disruption
- government
- rights
- liberty
- happiness
Keywords
- Declaration of Independence
- America 250
- social disruption
- life
- liberty
- happiness
- government
- rights
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Organizations: Commonwealth Club of California
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