From the Federalist comes the following insightful comments from Justice Gorsuch: ‘The Greatest Danger America Faces Today’ Is ‘Itself. Justice Gorsuch stated, the Declaration of Independence, which he said “contains three ‘radical’ ideas: that we’re all created equal, that we have unalienable rights that come to us from God and not from government, and that we the people have a right to rule ourselves.
We have to learn how to talk to one another. We need to know our shared history... If we do, we will come to realize that all the things that separate us pale in comparison to the things that unite us."
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch has long championed the importance of civic education in America.
So, it wasn’t totally surprising when he issued a stark warning about what happens when a people abandon their shared history and responsibilities.
The Trump appointee referred back to the Declaration of Independence, which he said “contains three ‘radical’ ideas: that we’re all created equal, that we have unalienable rights that come to us from God [and] not from government, and that we the people have a right to rule ourselves — not be subjects to some dictator or a crown or king.”