![]() Students are turning away from all the humanities, but most of all from the study of the past. In the five years between 20, the fall off was more than 20 percent, according to the American Historical Association. Or as she writes, 'The real dispute is between "these truths" and the course of events: Does American history prove these truths, or does it belie them?' "īoston Globe: " The story of a less perfect union - and its original sin" - "The number of college students majoring in history is dropping. "But has America lived up to the ideas of the founders of this country, many of whom failed to heed their own words in the first place? That's the question that forms the basis of Lepore's magnificent book. "It comes from, of course, the second sentence of the Declaration of Independence: '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.' It's hard to think of a single passage more emblematic of the American ethos. NPR: " 'These Truths' Looks At America Through The Promises Of Its Beginning" - "The title of Jill Lepore's new history of the United States should be instantly recognizable to all Americans. ![]() ![]() ![]() Excerpted from THESE TRUTHS: A HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES by Jill Lepore. ![]()
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