Founders' July 4th lesson: Divided by politics but united in core values of a free people
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This year, July Fourth seems even more important. The core values that define us as a people are again under attack, particularly the right that defines us as a people: free speech.
Jonathan Turley is a Fox News Media contributor and the Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law at George Washington University. He is the author of "The Indispensable Right: Free Speech in an Age of Rage" (Simon & Schuster, June 18, 2024).
In my book, "The Indispensable Right: Free Speech in an Age of Rage," I discuss our struggle with free speech through the stories of the heroes and villains of our Republic. Two of those figures, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, also happened to die on this date.
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