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1. Amazing how the context of 1776 is as usual ignored

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Wed Feb 18, 2026, 07:21 AM

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Which is to say, no mention of the Enlightenment and the plethora of philosophers and social thinkers the fed the learned men of the time, and "our Creator" is accepted at face value a universal blend. Many Founders were Deists, and that anchor drove the middle and merchant classes that provided popular support.

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