Each Fourth of July, the phrases of the Declaration of Independence resonate in information studies and radio reveals: “We maintain these truths to be self-evident, that every one males are created equal, that they’re endowed by their creator with sure unalienable rights, that amongst these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”
No matter how acquainted they’re, they by no means fail to problem our understanding of what America is about. Can such aspirations be fulfilled? How far are we from assembly these beliefs? Have we reversed our progress?
Questions like these have stirred debate since our nation’s founding. The previous couple of years have made them extra pressing — an rebellion after the 2020 presidential election, heightened distrust of presidency and amongst ourselves, rising inequality and a contraction of particular person rights.
Have latest occasions shaken your religion within the promise of our founding doc? What ought to give us hope, even in a deeply politically divided nation?
We need to hear from you on these questions. Inform us what you’ll be enthusiastic about on Independence Day.
Ship us your ideas in a letter to the editor of not more than 200 phrases to letters@latimes.com; you too can use our on-line letter submission type. I look ahead to studying your letters and publishing a number of of them on July 4.
