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What Does It Mean to Be American? 3 Defining Beliefs

What makes an American an American? Hillsdale College professor Matthew Spalding joined Heritage Foundation Executive Vice President Derrick Morgan on Monday to answer this question and to discuss Spalding’s new book, “The Making of the American Mind.”

The Declaration of Independence offers a unique answer to this question, Spalding told Morgan.

He laid out certain principles that undergird the document and ought to unite Americans.

How the Declaration Defines the American Mind

Spalding mentioned the most famous line in the declaration: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.”

Spalding claimed Americans often do not appreciate the depth behind these lines.

“It doesn’t say ‘We have some personal, subjective values we would like to share with you for your affirmation,’” Spalding said.

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