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    NPR‏Verified account @NPR 4 Jul 2017

    241 years ago today, church bells rang out over Philadelphia as the Declaration of Independence was adoptedhttp://n.pr/2smWbYR 

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      2. FourLetterWordCards‏ @FourLetterWordC 5 Jul 2017
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        I am amazed that sharing the Declaration of Independence pissed off so many people. TY for sharing the history of our nation!

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      3. Saltyone‏ @berylline1 5 Jul 2017
        Replying to @FourLetterWordC @NPR

        The stupid ppl thought this was a personal attack on Trump, they're the ones claiming 2 be Patriots but don't recognize the Declaration, duh

        2 replies 1 retweet 20 likes
      4. FourLetterWordCards‏ @FourLetterWordC 16 Jul 2017
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        Oh I know, and that makes it even funnier. It's amazing how people who "love" our country, don't even know the bills we're founded on.

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      1. RC deWinter‏ @RCdeWinter Jul 4
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        "When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, & to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate & equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them"pic.twitter.com/jFTv2Vy0Zb

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      1. Taylor Sartre‏ @Taylor_Sartre 5 Jul 2017
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        Thank you @NPR for sharing this on Twitter. To: @realDonaldTrump You may want to read this. It is not "fake news".

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      1. matthew chun‏ @matthewchun 6 Jul 2017
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        More and more the term "Power to the People" becomes louder and louder. #DeclarationofIndependence

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      2. Sam Rodriguez‏ @Latinofestivals 5 Jul 2017
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        I celebrate but, felt sad for my brothers living in PR. This document does not protect them. PR should be a state

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      1. shlomo7‏ @lisajaneKY 6 Jul 2017
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        @realDonaldTrump I know. Reading long documents is hard for you. Especially when they don't include your name every 3 or 4 words.

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      2. Teresa Seeley‏ @TeresaSeeley 5 Jul 2017
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        Just when I think nothing could surprise me about this administration, this! I'm sure they were thinking about trump when they wrote it

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      3. Tony Inman (Zombie Monkey Studios)‏ @ZombieMonkeyUSA 5 Jul 2017
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        You do realize this was written almost 250 years ago?

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      4. Alice Jonsson‏ @aliceruthj Jul 5
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        What’s your point?

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      5. Teresa Seeley‏ @TeresaSeeley Jul 8
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        If you have to ask, you need to do more research.

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      1. Hidy OHUTSCHI‏ @Hidy_OHUTSCHI 6 Jul 2017
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        US Independence Declaration is important not only at the past but also today. Not only for US Citizen but also for me, a japanese citizen.

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      1. Ursa Major‏ @UrsaMajor_ATL 5 Jul 2017
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        Amazing how many do not recognise this.

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      1. THE GOOD and BAD WITCH‏ @dgoodwhich 5 Jul 2017
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        NPR has done this for years and I love them for it don't twist cheez

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      1. space cadet zed‏ @postordinary 6 Jul 2017
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        Several days ago, Evangelical Trump supporters lost their shit when NPR tweeted the Declaration of Independence.

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      1. Drew Carfrae‏ @carfraed 5 Jul 2017
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        I came here to see proof that I have lost faith in humanity for not knowing what the Declaration of Independence is.

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      1. Harry‏ @DarkTechnite 6 Jul 2017
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        Lmao. All these triggered Trumppets.

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        thanks NPR. Ps please pin this tweet.. your most popular by far. I had to scroll per another 100 or so to find it. 😉

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