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Rare Declaration of Independence copy fetches nearly $500,000
Winston-Salem Journal ^
| 3/23/07
| AP
Posted on 03/24/2007 5:59:37 PM PDT by wagglebee
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Unless I had to have the money, I never would have sold it.
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posted on
03/24/2007 5:59:39 PM PDT
by
wagglebee
To: Pharmboy; SunkenCiv; blam
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posted on
03/24/2007 6:00:08 PM PDT
by
wagglebee
("We are ready for the greatest achievements in the history of freedom." -- President Bush, 1/20/05)
To: wagglebee
No way would I have sold it. Didn't this guy see "National Treasure"? I'd have waited until I got my hands on the treasure AND THEN sell it.
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posted on
03/24/2007 6:05:49 PM PDT
by
BipolarBob
(Yes I backed over the vampire, but I swear I didn't see it in my rear view mirror.)
To: wagglebee; indcons
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posted on
03/24/2007 6:40:33 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(I last updated my profile on Saturday, March 24, 2007. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
To: SunkenCiv; Pharmboy; blam
I know that it's not really GGG and belongs on Pharmboy's list, I just figured that you and Blam would enjoy it.
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posted on
03/24/2007 6:44:47 PM PDT
by
wagglebee
("We are ready for the greatest achievements in the history of freedom." -- President Bush, 1/20/05)
To: wagglebee
They still mention Mr. Jefferson's 'Declaration of 1776' in public school, and you can still find copies in most public libraries.
Find a copy of Mr. Jefferson's 'Declaration of 1825,' and you would have a real national treasure:
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/jeffdec1.htm
They do not mention this one in our public schools, and you would be lucky to find a copy in your public library. Which is a shame, because it is just as important, in many ways, as the the more familiar 1776 Declaration...
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posted on
03/24/2007 6:46:24 PM PDT
by
Who is John Galt?
("Just don't call me Geraldo...")
To: wagglebee; patton
what an amazing thrift store find!
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posted on
03/24/2007 6:47:44 PM PDT
by
leda
(19yrs ... only 4,981yrs to go ;))
To: wagglebee
I'd have taken it to the antiques road show, if only to give them something new to broadcast.
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posted on
03/24/2007 6:49:56 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(I last updated my profile on Saturday, March 24, 2007. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
To: wagglebee
I love stories like this. Glad that he can make good use of the money.
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posted on
03/24/2007 6:50:37 PM PDT
by
Ciexyz
(Is the American voter smarter than a fifth grader?)
To: leda
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posted on
03/24/2007 6:54:59 PM PDT
by
patton
(19yrs ... only 4,981yrs to go ;))
To: Who is John Galt?
This document is NEVER mentioned in public schools, because it gives a strong indication that Jefferson felt that as Virginia (and all other states) VOLUNTARILY entered into the Union via ratification of the Constitution, that they had the inherent right to secede. Despite the fact that Jefferson was not a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, it is nearly impossible to argue that he was not aware of the "original intent" of the Constitution, especially when you consider his influence on Madison.
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posted on
03/24/2007 6:56:33 PM PDT
by
wagglebee
("We are ready for the greatest achievements in the history of freedom." -- President Bush, 1/20/05)
To: patton
i think i did enough shopping today. ;)
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posted on
03/24/2007 6:57:36 PM PDT
by
leda
(19yrs ... only 4,981yrs to go ;))
To: wagglebee
Did he check it for treasure maps?
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posted on
03/24/2007 7:05:16 PM PDT
by
brothers4thID
(Hillary: "We are going to take from you.. to provide for the common good")
To: wagglebee
This document [Jefferson's Declaration of 1825] is NEVER mentioned in public schools... For very obvious reasons, when you consider what the 'liberals' are actually pursuing ...
To: Who is John Galt?
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posted on
03/24/2007 7:08:50 PM PDT
by
wagglebee
("We are ready for the greatest achievements in the history of freedom." -- President Bush, 1/20/05)
To: wagglebee
By the way, my compliments on your knowledge of history! I doubt there is one American in 100,000 who has read Mr. Jefferson's Declaration of 1825. In my opinion, it ought to be incorporated in the Republican Party Platform...
To: Who is John Galt?
Hell, if it WAS the Republican Party platform we would take the next election in a landslide.
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posted on
03/24/2007 7:16:32 PM PDT
by
wagglebee
("We are ready for the greatest achievements in the history of freedom." -- President Bush, 1/20/05)
To: wagglebee
Hell, if it WAS the Republican Party platform we would take the next election in a landslide. There's a lot of truth in that - assuming most Republicans are actually as wise we both hope they are...
To: wagglebee
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posted on
03/24/2007 10:06:04 PM PDT
by
Cacique
(quos Deus vult perdere, prius dementat ( Islamia Delenda Est ))
To: IncPen; BartMan1; Forecaster
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