Founding Fathers

Great history and essays to help understand the significance of this document.

First read the whole Constitution in my Criminal Justice class in senior year of high school, but I have read it in parts many times since, in undergraduate Constitutional Law, Civil Liberties, and Political Theory classes, and, of course, as a law student and as a practicing lawyer.

I can't remember if I've heard the full Declaration--maybe once or twice as a kid. However, as an adult, I can appreciate just how well this was written. I forgot about politics--someone knew how to write. I also listened to Old Time Radio on Librivox, so it had that WWII-esque radio vibe adding a sense of history and drama.

A technical but easy and interesting read for historical curiosity. Many things have changed, naturally, but a lot hasn't.