"Independence Hall is one of the most powerful spaces I know. It has both an elegance and a simplicity that I have always felt captures something important and tangible about the intellectual world of the American Founding," wrote
@quilldir, of
@PembrokeOxford, in a May 26
@Deseret opinion. "Standing in [that space], one is reminded that in contrast to the proclamations issued in the name of a monarch or his military and civilian representatives, America’s texts have been, from their very beginning, drafted by committees and have drawn their power and authority from processes of—at their best—sober and careful deliberation." Read more,
bit.ly/43vzNzo, in the second of a six-part series exploring the ideas behind America’s Founding. Watch
@CCSUVU's free master classes on the
#DeclarationOfIndependence,
bit.ly/3LVI5M0. Each is taught by professors from
@UVU,
@BYU, and Oxford, and introduces viewers to the key ideas and history that animate the fundamental document of American independence. @america250utah
#America250Utah
ALT A large wall mural showing the signing of the Declaration of Independence is seen over visitors at the National Archives, Jan. 29, 2026, in Washington. John McDonnell, Associated Press.