{"id":2625569,"date":"2026-07-06T13:43:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T17:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-founders-didnt-expect-us-to-agree-they-expected-us-to-endure\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T13:45:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T17:45:48","slug":"the-founders-didnt-expect-us-to-agree-they-expected-us-to-endure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-founders-didnt-expect-us-to-agree-they-expected-us-to-endure\/","title":{"rendered":"The Founders Didn&#8217;t Expect Us to Agree &#8211; They Expected Us to Endure"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-founders-didnt-expect-us-to-agree-they-expected-us-to-endure%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2625569&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-issues-multiple-corrections-for-article-falsely-claiming-900000-u-s-children-have-been-hospitalized-for-covid-19-during-pandemic\/\" title=\"New York Times Issues Multiple Corrections For Article Falsely Claiming 900,000 U.S. Children Have Been Hospitalized For COVID-19 During Pandemic\">article discusses<\/a> the significance of Independence Day in the United States,highlighting that the nation was not founded on worldwide consensus but through intense disagreements rooted in a shared belief in certain divine and unalienable rights. It emphasizes that America&#8217;s strength lies in its foundational principles and perseverance through friction, rather than in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-thanks-to-unity\/\" title=\"No thanks to unity\">political harmony<\/a> or cultural conformity. The piece reflects on the past sacrifices of the founders and notes that true patriotism is rooted in commitment to these principles. It acknowledges current societal divisions and cynicism but encourages focusing on the everyday acts of goodness and community among Americans. Ultimately,it advocates passing the torch of liberty through shared values and collective effort,inspiring hope and resilience in the face of challenges.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The America we know today was not forged by a populace that agreed on everything, but by a people who risked their very lives on the same <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/parker-clarence-thomas-and-the-declaration-of-independence\/\" title=\"PARKER: Clarence Thomas And The ... Of ...\">eternal truth<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As the heat of midsummer settles here in the nation\u2019s capital, we brace ourselves for the familiar pageantry of the Independence holiday. As our nation reaches its historic semiquincentennial, marking 250 years since the signing of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archives.gov\/founding-docs\/declaration-transcript\">Declaration of Independence<\/a>, the scale of the celebration is bound to reach an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >absolute fever pitch<\/a>. We\u2019ll hear the booming thunder of massive fireworks, navigate the packed crowds, and see a sea of red, white, and blue in every direction.<\/p>\n<p>Even so, if we\u2019re honest with ourselves, it\u2019s easy for patriotic fatigue to set in. Looking at the fractured landscape of American culture today, our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/can-biden-help-unite-america\/\" title=\"Can Biden Help Unite America?\">political system<\/a> is riddled with bitterness, trust in our institutions has eroded away, and cynicism dominates headlines. It\u2019s little wonder we feel a disconnect. Which begs the question: Are we throwing a birthday party for a ghost? Is the American experiment on its last leg?<\/p>\n<p>If that doubt has begun to weigh on you, here is a countercultural truth to lean into this Independence Day: America\u2019s strength has never laid in the voices of the capital, the conformity of the culture, or excellence of its people. It\u2019s founded in a silent, stubborn covenant.<\/p>\n<p>The modern script for Independence Day usually centers around unity. Americans are told to forget their differences and remember that we are united in our identity. While well-intentioned, that narrative ignores the reality of how the nation was born.<\/p>\n<p>We Americans cannot trace our origin from a seamless consensus, because there was never one. The Second Continental Congress was an agonizing, hot, tense room crowded with men who disagreed on countless issues. The Declaration of Independence was not a song of blind harmony; it was a joint, tenacious statement of mutual conviction achieved through intense friction.<\/p>\n<p>The system our Founders created did not see disagreement condemned, but rather supported and survived disagreements because it was anchored to a supreme truth. When Thomas Jefferson wrote the words that we are endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights, he wasn\u2019t depicting political unanimity. He was setting a precedent for a vertical anchor. As President Calvin Coolidge <a href=\"https:\/\/coolidgefoundation.org\/resources\/civil-rhetoric-of-calvin-coolidge\/\">noted<\/a> in his own speech on the 150th anniversary of the Declaration, \u201cIf all men are created equal, that is final. If they are endowed with inalienable rights, that is final. If governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed, that is final. No advance, no progress can be made beyond these propositions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Our freedom is not given by Washington. It exists because it was divinely ordained. The government is nothing more than a custodian\u2026 a notably messy one at that.<\/p>\n<p>Measuring the health of America by staring at a screen depicting the political realm will inevitably leave you walking away discouraged.<\/p>\n<p>The national stage is built for performance, and performance thrives off conflict.<\/p>\n<p>But America, its people, and its vision is not some television show. Looking for hope, we must turn away from the screens and peer down to the roots of our nation. Years after the Revolution, French historian Alexis de Tocqueville trekked across the young nation to find the secret of its distinct vitality. His revelations, captured in \u201cDemocracy in America,\u201d recognize that America\u2019s heartbeat isn\u2019t found in its chambers of power but in its people.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re looking for encouragement this Fourth of July, look out your window to where that goodness still lives:<\/p>\n<p>Neighbors still coach Little League together, despite voting differently in November. Churches feed the hungry and bind up the brokenhearted quietly. And the family dinner table where the hard, unglamorous work of passing down faith, character, and mettle to the next generation takes place every night.<\/p>\n<p>The media has capitalized on a picture of a fractured society. At the end of the day, however, a nation is made up of its cultural topsoil. If the American chooses truth over convenience, courage over submission, and community over isolation, the republic will persevere.<\/p>\n<p>When the signers of the Declaration penned their names to that parchment, they famously pledged to one another their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor. These men knew that if their undertaking failed, that signed paper would be their death warrant. The sacred pledge they made was not borne from the belief they were guaranteed success. It was made on the consensus that an imperfect nation struggling towards a righteous ideal was better than a perfect tyranny.<\/p>\n<p>As the lauded Frederick Douglass <a href=\"https:\/\/loveman.sdsu.edu\/docs\/1852FrederickDouglass.pdf\">voiced<\/a>, even while challenging the nation to live up to its Founder\u2019s promises, the Declaration is a collaborative of intrinsic principle:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe Fourth of July is the first great fact in your nation\u2019s history \u2014 the very ring and edge of the sword of your father\u2019s honor\u2026 The principles contained in that instrument are saving principles. Stand by those principles, be true to them on all occasions, in all places, against all foes, and at whatever cost.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As the next chapter of the American story unfolds, let us drop the undermining cynicism that\u2019s become so prevalent in our society. Cynicism is cheap; it asks of no courage as we sit idly on the sidelines and voice that everything is failing. Hope is a muscle. It requires the nerve to say, <em>the room is loud, the challenges are steep, but the principles are true<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>This Independence Day, enjoy the fireworks and cookouts. But once the noise fades away and the smoke clears from your town, recognize the men and women who dared to set this unlikely experiment in motion. Then, roll up your sleeves.<\/p>\n<p>The torch of liberty was never just some monument to look at, but a baton to be passed.<\/p>\n<div><em>Zach Patton is an intern at Family Research Council.<\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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As summer\u2019s heat settles over the capital, we prepare for the traditional Independence Day celebrations. As our nation marks its 250th anniversary since the Declaration of Independence, excitement reaches a fever pitch with fireworks, crowds, and patriotic displays everywhere. Yet, honest reflection reveals that patriotism can sometimes fade amid cultural divisions, political bitterness, and distrust in institutions. This raises a question: Are we celebrating a fading ideal? Is America\u2019s experiment nearing its end? <\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s an alternative perspective: America\u2019s strength isn\u2019t rooted in government or culture but in an unspoken covenant. The common narrative emphasizes unity-urging us to forget differences and focus on shared identity-but history shows our founding was born from disagreement and friction. The Declaration of Independence wasn\u2019t harmony; it was a bold assertion of mutual conviction amid conflict. Our founders created a system that tolerated dissent because it was anchored to fundamental truths-like unalienable rights endowed by our Creator-and not mere consensus.<\/p>\n<p>As President Calvin Coolidge said on the 150th anniversary: \u201cIf all men are created equal\u2026 that is final.\u201d Our freedom is divinely given; government merely guards it-a messy but vital role. Judging America solely through political conflicts can be discouraging; instead, look to its roots and everyday acts of goodness-neighbors coaching Little League across divides, churches quietly helping those in need, families passing down faith and character each night.<\/p>\n<p>Despite media portrayals of division, America\u2019s true strength lies in its people and their enduring values. When signers pledged their lives for independence-they knew failure meant death-they did so trusting imperfect progress over tyranny. Frederick Douglass reminded us that principles like liberty are worth defending at any cost.<\/p>\n<p>This Fourth of July, enjoy festivities but also remember those who launched this unlikely experiment-then commit yourself anew to passing the torch of liberty forward with courage and hope rather than cynicism<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2625570,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_9953.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[7297,50402,13066],"class_list":["post-2625569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-innovation","tag-leadership-2","tag-resilience"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_9953.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2625569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2625569"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2625569\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2625573,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2625569\/revisions\/2625573"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2625570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2625569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2625569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2625569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}