Re-declaring the Declaration of Independence

On July 4th, Americans celebrate our Declaration of Independence. But red, white and blue bedecked picnic tables and the “rockets’ red glare” of fireworks displays get more attention than why our country’s founding was both unique and important.
To reawaken our attention to those issues which make Americans’ unique heritage, we could turn to Calvin Coolidge. Not only was he the only president born on the 4th of July, he honored the Declaration of Independence’