Rekindling Hope
 If
you have not read the Declaration
of Independence, please take a moment to do so now. Click
to listen (9 min).
The Declaration of Independence lists over thirty “repeated
injuries and usurpations.” The problems listed were only symptoms.
The Founders did not get lost in a sea of issues. Their solution
was simple and addressed the heart of the problem; unite
the people around a limited number of self-evident truths related
to government and allow these to organize and guide the people to
victory.
The guiding principles I used to organize this Jury Education Program
are summarized under my Mission, Objectives, and Values on the American
Synergy page. They include elements from
- The Declaration of Independence
- The United States Constitution
- The Gettysburg Address
 Purpose
of this site
This web site is designed to accomplish the following:
- Instill hope by showing you what forces are working to overcome
apathy in America.
 It
is never too late to start organizing for action.
In June 1776, as Thomas Jefferson composed a draft of the
Declaration of Independence from a second floor parlor of a bricklayer's
house in Philadelphia, the largest invasion force in British military
history was headed for New York Harbor. By the time the last of
the fifty-six signers had affixed their names to the final, edited
document months later, an invading force of British soldiers had
landed at Staten Island, the British had taken New York City…1
The fifty-four men who composed the First Continental Congress
represented different interests, religions, and regions; they
held conflicting opinions as to how best restore their rights.
Most did not know each other; some did not like each other. With
no history of successful cooperation, they struggled to overcome
their differences and, without any way of knowing if the future
held success or nooses for them all, they started down a long
and perilous road toward independence. 2
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