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Why the Declaration of Independence still feels extraordinary | WHOLE HOG POLITICS
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5:25Now PlayingThe Hill's Chris Stirewalt and Bill Sammon reflect on the extraordinary speed, personalities and political conditions that shaped the Declaration of Independence. They walk through Thomas Jefferson’s central role, Benjamin Franklin’s influence and why the founding moment in 1776 was a rare convergence of ideas and leadership that could only have happened in America.
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