About this episode

Professor Nick Giordano explores the lesser-known aspects of the Declaration of Independence and its significance in American history.

Why did America actually vote for independence on July 2nd, and who was the forgotten Italian patriot behind the words "all men are created equal"? Discover what most Americans were never taught about the Declaration of Independence as America celebrates its 250th anniversary. Why did fifty-six men lock themselves inside a sweltering room in Philadelphia, shut the windows to keep out royal spies, and sign a document that could have cost them everything? Most people believe the Declaration of Independence simply announced America's separation from Great Britain. It didn't. The Declaration answered one of the most important questions in political history: What gives any government the legitimate authority to rule? In this special America 250 episode of America's Founding Series on The P.A.S. Report Podcast, Professor Nick Giordano uncovers the revolutionary philosophy that turned thousands of years of political thought upside down. Explore the timeless principles that became the American Creed, discover why the Declaration is far more than America's birth certificate, and learn why its ideas remain the foundation of liberty, constitutional government, and the American experiment…

People in this episode

Host: Professor Nick Giordano

Topics covered

• Declaration of Independence
• American history
• political philosophy
• liberty
• constitutional government
• American Creed

Keywords

• independence
• political authority
• American history
• Filippo Mazzei
• July 2nd
• liberty
• American Creed
• Declaration of Independence

Mentioned in this episode

Places: America, Philadelphia

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