We’re on a journey, and that’s exactly how I think of our declaration, right? I mean, those three big ideas in the declaration that all of us are equal, that we all have unalienable rights that come from God, not from government, that we have the right to rule ourselves. I mean, those . . . are perfect ideas. They speak to every soul, they exclude no one, but it’s a journey to realize those ideas. It’s been a journey, and it will always be a journey. — Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch

We’re on a journey, and that’s exactly how I think of our declaration, right? I mean, those three big ideas in the declaration that all of us are equal, that we all have unalienable rights that come from God, not from government, that we have the right to rule ourselves. I mean, those . . . are perfect ideas. They speak to every soul, they exclude no one, but it’s a journey to realize those ideas. It’s been a journey, and it will always be a journey.

— Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch

Last Wednesday, I sat down at the Supreme Court with Justice Neil Gorsuch to discuss his new children’s book, Heroes of 1776: The Story of the Declaration of........

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