Politics
Why the nation’s founding document is barely legible
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Every year, a million people wander through the temple-like rotunda of the National Archives and peer through a thick glass case to glimpse the document upon which this country was founded. Democracy Dies in Darkness America at 250 Why the nation’s founding document is barely legible The physical journey of the Declaration of Independence tells its own story. Its imperfections and endurance reflect those of the America it helped create.
Every year, a million people wander through the temple-like rotunda of the National Archives and peer through a thick glass case to glimpse the document upon which this country was founded.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
America at 250
Why the nation’s founding document is barely legible
The physical journey of the Declaration of Independence tells its own story. Its imperfections and endurance reflect those of the America it helped create.
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