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The Run-Up to the Declaration of Independence

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The Run-Up 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. Read part two here, part three here, and part IV here.
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Rob Natelson
Rob Natelson
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Robert G. Natelson, a former constitutional law professor, is Senior Fellow in Constitutional Jurisprudence at the Mountain States Policy Center and the Independence Institute. He authored “The Original Constitution” (4th ed., 2025) and is a contributor to the Heritage Foundation’s “Heritage Guide to the Constitution.”