American Sacraments
On the two cherished documents of our tradition
The Constitution and the Declaration of Independence are not just legal and historical documents; in our national culture they are sacraments. Immorality in American life is understood as a violation of the Declaration’s famous preamble. Critics of government policy rarely settle for calling it ill-conceived or wrong; it must also be “unconstitutional.”…
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