Podcast | The Ideas at the Heart of the Declaration and the Constitution

In this episode, David Blight, Robert P. George, and Annette Gordon-Reed explore the enduring ideas at the core of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution—including equality, liberty, the pursuit of happiness, and government by consent—and examine how those principles have been debated, interpreted, and contested over time. Moderated by Thomas Donnelly, lead scholar at the National Constitution Center, the conversation invites audiences to engage deeply with the ideas that launched a nation and to consider how our shared constitutional story continues to unfold. Explore the America at 250 Civic Toolkit: https://constitutioncenter.org/americ... Subscribe to the National Constitution Center on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Constitu... Register for upcoming programs: https://constitutioncenter.org/news-d... Visit our media library to discover more online classes, podcasts, and Town Hall conversations: https://constitutioncenter.org/news-d... Follow the National Constitution Center on social media: Facebook:   / constitutionctr   X: https://x.com/ConstitutionCtr Instagram:   / constitutionctr   Sign up for our newsletter: https://visitor.r20.constantcontact.c...