The Fourth of July prompts reflections on patriotism. We might discover something of worth if we can get past its association with war.The founders of our nation created something unprecedented: They structured democracy and human rights into the law of the land. Their conceptions of both were severely limited by the biases of their time — racism, sexism and disinterest in economic justice. But it’s unmerited self-congratulation to fault our forebears for not [...]
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