Sparks Commentary

“And for the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our ...

Long before I watched this film, I watched another PBS documentary about  Benjamin Franklin . This earlier film was by Muffie Meyer, who has...

“We, therefore, the people of Massachusetts, acknowledging, with grateful hearts, the goodness of the great Legislator of the universe, in a...

“An act for granting and applying certain stamp duties, and other duties, in the British colonies and plantations in America , towards furth...

“That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights , of which, when they enter into a state of...

"As the perusal of the political papers under the signature of Publius has afforded me great satisfaction, I shall certainly conside...

"It has been frequently remarked that it seems to have been reserved to the people of this country, by their conduct and example, to ...

"When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them wi...

"The ratification of the conventions of  nine states , shall be sufficient for the establishment of this constitution between the sta...

"We hold these truths to be self-evident: That all men are created equal ; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalie...

"[The Congress shall have the power] To exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever, over such district (not exceeding ten...

"[The Americans] accomplished a revolution which has no parallel in the annals of human society. They reared the fabrics of governmen...

"Gentlemen, you will permit me to put on my spectacles, for I have not only grown gray but almost blind in the service of my country ...

"There is an elegant memorial in Washington to Jefferson, but none to Hamilton. However, if you seek Hamilton's monument, look ar...

"The enumeration [or "listing"] in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others ...

"Posterity! You will never know, how much it cost the present generation, to preserve your freedom! I hope you will make a good use o...

"This constitution, and the laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof; and all treaties made, or which shall...

"We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union , establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide...

The History Channel has made a few documentaries about the lives of the  Founding Fathers . There is one in particular that I would like t...