Danielle, it is an honor to have you back with us. The resulting Virginia declaration of rights was one of the most significant expressions of American Founding principles. I think what changes under FDR, particularly because of what's happening in the broader world with the rise of Nazi-ism and World War II and Hitler, is that FDR, unlike the progressives or most progressives, re-embraces the language of rights and implicitly re-embraces the limited government spirit of the Declaration while also embracing an active government spirit of the Declaration. Christian conservatives would say, “No, it's not the fact that it's Catholic, it's not the fact that we think of a natural law in Evangelical Christian terms. Publisher unknown. I think it's important then also to recognize that the nature of the conversation about rights has itself been one always about the evolution of context and the concept there. His petition was not immediately successful, but in fact by 1780 in the state constitution, Massachusetts did also use the language of the Declaration of Independence. House, 1992. commanded to search suspected places without evidence of a fact committed, or After having decided to break with Great Britain, members of Virginia's fifth Revolutionary Convention voted unanimously on May 15, 1775, to prepare a new plan of government or constitution for Virginia, as well as a statement of rights. Declaration of Rights was drafted by George Mason in May The National Constitution Center is a non-partisan non-profit, chartered by Congress to increase awareness and understanding of the Constitution among the American people. The Anglican church (or the Church of England) was the official church of the colony of Virginia. [Catalog Documents and Debates, 1774-1875. Questions or comments about the show? Declaration of Rights, Drafting the Virginia Declaration of Rights, American Within the conservative thought, it actually is invoked for different purposes, and has been over the course of American history. That is so fascinating. September the People: The Story of the United States Constitution That no man, or set of men, are entitled to exclusive or Virginia Give us a sense of how the Declaration was invoked. Rosen: [00:03:35] Ken, as Danielle says, the Declaration belongs to everyone and has and has been invoked by everyone and it has been also specially invoked by conservatives throughout American history, starting with the founding. Rosen: [00:34:19] Danielle, we have at least three more eras to get through so let's get to it. Find out about upcoming programs, exhibits, and educational initiatives on the National Constitution Center’s website. All of that, which we're now very familiar with in the early 21st century, does have its origins in the Declaration of Independence, but it's really important to see the way in which that progressive moment, that mid century World War II moment, begin to add social rights and economic rights into the discussion of what kinds of rights a government has an obligation to secure. They paused, as they sat down to do their work, to ask the question of, “Do we need a new statement of principle or is it just our job to redo the instrument organizing the powers of government?” They determined that they did not need a new statement of principle, that they were only going to reorganize the powers of government. towards each other. Record], Heymsfeld, Carla R., and Joan W. Lewis. Rosen: [00:37:46] Ken, as Danielle so powerfully said, the Declaration discourse was expanded during the Progressive Era to include not only the 18th century natural rights, but also social and economic rights and Franklin Roosevelt in his Commonwealth Club Address on the Declaration of independence in 1932, invoked the Declaration on behalf of the protection of social and economic rights. Conservative interpretations have tended to, to rely heavily on a religious or theological interpretation, progressive interpretations have tended to rely more heavily on a secular humanist interpretation. Why don't libraries smell like bookstores? Kersch: [00:10:42] I can't beat that. to demand the cause and nature of his accusation to be confronted with the Rosen: [00:53:19] Thank you so much, Danielle Allen and Ken Kersch, for an absolutely riveting, rich and illuminating discussion of the relation between the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution throughout American history.

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