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The Runup to the Declaration of Independence

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The Runup to the Declaration of Independence
Bronze sculpture of Founding Fathers (L–R) John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson kneeling in prayer, by sculptor Stan Watts. Freedoms Foundation of Valley Forge. Rosemarie Mosteller/Shutterstock
Rob Natelson
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This is the first in a five-essay series on the Declaration of Independence, written for its 250th anniversary.
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Rob Natelson
Rob Natelson
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Robert G. Natelson, a former constitutional law professor who is senior fellow in constitutional jurisprudence at the Independence Institute in Denver, authored “The Original Constitution” (4th ed., 2025). He is a contributor to The Heritage Foundation’s “Heritage Guide to the Constitution.” He also researched and wrote the scholarly article “Virgil and the Constitution,” whose publication is pending in Regent University Law Review.