Lives, Fortunes, & Sacred Honor - The pledge of the signers of the Declaration of Independence

09/05/2021 43 min Temporada 2 Episodio 42

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Episode Synopsis

Learn what the signers of the Declaration of Independence meant in the last sentence of the document: "And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm Reliance on the Protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor." Discover the meaning of Divine Providence - that the very hand of God intervened in human affairs. Uncover that pledging one's life and fortune was deadly serious in light of the harsh penalties for treason - including disembowelment and forfeiture of all property to the Crown. Explore the true meaning of "sacred Honor" - and why it was so important to the Founding Fathers to preserve it above all else.
Also check out PatriotWeek.org, Judge Warren's book at www.AmericasSurvivalGuide.com, and the Save our Republic! video series on Patriot Week's YouTube Channel.

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