Episode 318-The Greatest Sentence Ever Written
From The Natural Curiosity Project by Dr. Steven Shepard
April 14, 2026 · 10 min
About this episode
This episode explores the significance of the second line in the American Declaration of Independence and the insights it provides into the founders' brilliance.
In this small book that celebrates the second line in the American Declaration of Independence--the line that begins, "We hold these truths to be self-evident..." we discover the brilliance of the nation's founders.
People in this episode
Host: Dr. Steven Shepard
Topics covered
- American history
- founding fathers
- Declaration of Independence
- philosophy
- self-evident truths
Keywords
- Declaration of Independence
- founding fathers
- American history
- self-evident truths
- philosophy
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: American Declaration of Independence
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