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We asked an ASU constitutional scholar to share some little known facts or misconceptions about the founding of our country to help us understand our history a little better.","teaser":"Most people know about the Declaration of Independence, but not many people know it was preceded by a similar declaration years earlier that set the stage for 1776.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-06\/iStock-2274052354.jpg?itok=nQ047pe1","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260630-local-national-and-global-affairs-king-george-iii-didnt-start-out-bad-guy-and-4-other","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Mary Beth Faller","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-4503","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-06\/iStock-2274052354.jpg?itok=nQ047pe1","image_alt":"Historical engraving illustration of Founding Fathers around the Declaration of Independence","image_caption":"A 19th-century engraving depicting the famous meeting of the Committee of Five in June 1776. 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Its essence is eternal struggle.\u201d \u2014 William Hastie, the first African American federal judge, 1946.As America marks its semiquincentennial, it\u2019s a time to reflect on\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-06-30T14:12:01-07:00\u0022\u003E06\/30\/2026-2:12pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"America celebrates Independence Day every year with parades and fireworks, but the real work of democracy is an infinite grind that has played out for more than 90,000 days \u2014 and counting.","teaser":"\u201cDemocracy is a process, not a static condition. It is becoming, rather than being. 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