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-->}<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/style>\n<p>[\/et_pb_code][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; link_text_color=&#8221;#666666&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Open Access | First published online June 2026 | ISSN: 3066-8336 | <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.63470\/DZJB6610%20\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.63470\/DZJB6610<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-25px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;8px||8px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: .1;\"><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: .1;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.journal.hji.edu\/0723NewLayout\/gordon-l-anderson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Gordon L. Anderson<\/b><\/a> <a href=\"#sec1\">[1]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>President, Paragon House Publishers<\/span><\/p>\n<h5 id=\"top1\"><\/h5>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;21px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;&#8211;et_global_body_font||||||||&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-45px||-8px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<strong>The Greatest Sentence Ever Written<\/strong> | Walter Isaacson |\u00a0New York: Simon and Schuster, 2025 | 80 pages, Hardcover, $20.00<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px; text-align: center;\"><em>\u201cWe hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This is the second sentence of the Declaration of Independence, written by the U.S. Founders 250 years ago this year. Walter Isaacson, who authored a best-selling biography of Benjamin Franklin, calls it the greatest sentence ever written. In this slim book of 80 pages, he provides insight into the creation of this sentence. From the original draft of the Declaration by Thomas Jefferson through its edits by Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and others, he shows how the passionate writing of one author was turned into a statement that reflects the more universal core values of the United States, the right of individuals to freely pursue happiness.<\/p>\n<p>In the first 35 pages of this book, Isaacson dissects the words of this sentence, devoting short chapters to \u201cWe,\u201d \u201cSelf-Evident Truths,\u201d \u201cAll Men,\u201d \u201cCreated Equal,\u201d \u201cEndowed by their Creator,\u201d \u201cCertain Unalienable Rights,\u201d and \u201cLife, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.\u201d For example, Thomas Jefferson wrote that these truths are \u201csacred,\u201d but Benjamin Franklin crossed out \u201csacred\u201d and changed truths to be \u201cself-evident.\u201d Sacred leads one to think of religious dogma, while \u201cself-evident\u201d refers to our individual reason. Isaacson suggests the Founders were balancing the role of divine providence and reason in determining our rights. This edit also reflects their desire to replace institutional control over people with individual moral agency.<\/p>\n<p>The word \u201cWe\u201d implies that the authority of government comes from the people, not from the divine right of kings or the power of conquerors. It is consistent with the idea of a social contract, in which government officials protect the rights of the people and administer their will. While social contract theory can be traced to Ancient Rome\u2019s Twelve Tables of Law, it was popularized by Thomas Hobbes in Leviathan, as the Protestant Reformation implanted the idea that people are responsible for their own lives, and ultimately accountable to God\u2014not kings or popes.<\/p>\n<p>Isaacson quoted Jefferson\u2019s writing on the relationship of the individual to society: \u201cEach of us puts his person and all his power in common under the supreme direction of the general will.\u201d It is not clear what Isaacson thinks about Constitutional checks on the \u201cgeneral will.\u201d It must be limited to the protection of the freedoms and rights declared in this \u201cgreatest sentence.\u201d He explains that \u201call men\u201d did not necessarily include women, slaves, or Native Americans when it came to a vote but that this sentence is part of a \u201cmoral arc\u201d in the 250-year history of the United States that parallels Benjamin Franklin\u2019s own path to inclusiveness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEndowed by their creator\u201d is a phrase Isaacson discusses as a product of deism, the religious worldview of Jefferson, Franklin, and many Enlightenment thinkers. It provides the reason for the \u201cunalienable rights\u201d given to every individual by the creator, and why they not be infringed by any other individual, prince, or king. Everyone should have the right and the opportunity to pursue happiness as they personally see fit, so long as that pursuit does not impinge on the rights of others to do the same.<\/p>\n<p>The next three chapters in this book move beyond \u201cthe greatest sentence\u201d to reflections on \u201cCommon Ground,\u201d \u201cThe American Dream,\u201d and \u201cGoing Forward.\u201d Isaacson says the heart of that great sentence is two ideals: \u201ccommon ground\u201d and \u201cthe American Dream.\u201d Here is where things get murky for me: Does common ground and the American dream imply what some philosophers call \u201cpositive rights,\u201d like a right to health care? \u201cThe greatest sentence\u201d declares what we call \u201cnegative rights.\u201d This topic needs clarification because it is at the heart of many of the political divisions related to the role of government today. Particularly, should a government be limited to the role of a referee that provides a framework for everyone to pursue happiness, or should it be a \u201cplayer\u201d that provides economic or cultural goods through the use of force because it knows best what people need for their happiness?<\/p>\n<p>In his conclusion, Isaacson points to the life of Benjamin Franklin as a metaphor for the way forward:<\/p>\n<h5 id=\"top2\"><\/h5>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">He organized police, fire, and street-sweeping corps; a public library, hospital, and school; a widows\u2019 pension fund and a mutual insurance cooperative. He ran a newspaper that was dedicated to publishing a wide variety of opinions and following no party line. He bequeathed a revolving loan fund for young people to start enterprises. He donated to the building funds of each and every church in Philadelphia, and he helped lead the fundraising for a new hall that would provide a pulpit to visiting preachers of any belief.<a href=\"#sec2\">[2]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This idea of \u201ccommon ground\u201d in Franklin\u2019s life is based on individual service to others, not schemes of government taxation and redistribution. It is the moral duty of individuals to support other people\u2019s pursuit of life, liberty, and happiness, either directly or through the voluntary creation of other organizations to serve common needs. As John Adams wrote, \u201cOur constitution was made only for a moral and religious people.\u201d<a href=\"#sec3\">[3]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The book contains several appendices that cover nearly half the pages in the book. They include a description of the drafting process, excerpts from John Locke, Rousseau, and the Virginia Declaration of Rights. Finally, there are copies of both Jefferson\u2019s original draft and the Final Declaration of Independence that enable readers to understand the significant impact of others in improving the universality and lasting power of the document.<\/p>\n<p>In The Greatest Sentence Ever Written, Walter Isaacson has done a great service to understanding the importance of the core values of the United States and how the Declaration of Independence was drafted to have such lasting power. The statement provided a moral arc that led to an inclusive understanding of human rights, which led to the abolition of slavery and the enfranchisement of women. Benjamin Franklin was the most senior of the founders and most fully embodied this American Dream.<\/p>\n<h5 id=\"top3\"><\/h5>\n<p>However, in addition to the \u201cmoral arc\u201d that moves America forward, I want to add that we must be aware of how unscrupulous people have created a negative moral arc in that same period. The founders were concerned about this as well. Franklin has been quoted as saying, \u201cWe have given you a Republic, if you can keep it.\u201d<a href=\"#sec4\">[4]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The states reflected this concern in their ratification statements. For example, New York included ratification language similar to the Declaration, \u201cthat the Powers of Government may be reassumed by the People, whensoever it shall be necessary to their Happiness.\u201d<a href=\"#sec5\">[5]<\/a> Virgina and Rhode Island included similar language. Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and South Carolina recommended amendments, but did not include resumption-of-powers clauses in their ratification document. Their concerns were justified.<\/p>\n<p>From the beginning, political parties have steadily replaced the government of the people with the government of parties. George Washington warned of Parties in his Farewell Address. In the years since then, the federal government has steadily eliminated the power of the states, notably by denying states the right to secede, by using force in the Civil War, and in the Supreme Court decision Texas v. White (1869). This reversed the founding idea that the Republic should be a voluntary union of the states. In Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad Co., in 1886, corporations were said to have rights as persons, leading to massive corporate influence over the government. Today, political parties, corporations, and NGOs\u2014institutions that should serve individuals\u2014control the political system with their larger financial and lobbying power, rather than treating individuals as sovereign.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Constitution was intended to be the legal framework for \u201cthe greatest sentence\u201d to be realized, but many of its Amendments have interfered with those rights. The Sixteenth Amendment modified Article I, Section 9, Clause 4 of the Constitution, eliminating the requirement that federal income taxes be apportioned among the states by population. This allowed a top-down imposition of taxation and the creation of the Federal Reserve, wresting economic autonomy from individuals. It enabled the federal government to tax people for wars, and unelected bureaucrats, lobbyists, and financiers to determine how taxes could be spent on their institutions. This lies at the heart of the funding of the \u201cdeep state,\u201d and the rampant NGO fraud we witness today. The Seventeenth Amendment removed the power of the states to have a voice in their own union by saying that people would directly elect Senators. The Constitution said that Senators were to be appointed by the States. This removed an important check and balance between the two houses that the Founders had considered essential to protect the rights of the people. By 1914, other institutions, not American citizens or the states, effectively controlled the destiny of the country. Presidents who tried to reverse this have been threatened, shot at, or assassinated.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, on the 250th anniversary of \u201cthe greatest sentence ever written\u201d we should not only reaffirm it, but reflect on its implementation. Changes in the U.S. Constitution and government reveal both a positive moral arc that aligns with this sentence\u2014the more inclusive rights of slaves and women; and a negative moral arc that deviates from this sentence\u2014 restrictions that political parties, Supreme Court decisions, financial elites, and institutions have placed on individuals\u2019 rights to pursue life, liberty, and happiness.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.journal.hji.edu\/0723NewLayout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Book-Cover-6-x-9-in-1.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Book Cover (6 x 9 in) (1)&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;&#8211;et_global_body_font||||||||&#8221; link_text_color=&#8221;#666666&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<strong>Notes<\/strong><\/p>\n<h5 id=\"sec1\"><span style=\"color: f9f6fa;\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"#top1\">[1]<\/a> Author of Philosophy of the United States: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness; Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness 4.0; and Integral Society.<\/p>\n<h5 id=\"sec2\"><span style=\"color: f9f6fa;\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"#top2\">[2]<\/a> Walter Isaacson, The Greatest Sentence Ever Written (Simon &amp; Schuster, Kindle Edition), 40.<\/p>\n<h5 id=\"sec3\"><span style=\"color: f9f6fa;\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"#top2\">[3]<\/a> President John Adams, Letter to Officers of the First Brigade of the Third Division of the Militia of Massachusetts, October 11, 1798.<\/p>\n<h5 id=\"sec4\"><span style=\"color: f9f6fa;\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"#top3\">[4]<\/a> According to early accounts, as Franklin was leaving the Constitutional Convention in 1787, a woman (often identified as Mrs. Elizabeth Willing Powel) asked him what kind of government the delegates had created. Franklin reportedly replied, \u201cA republic, if you can keep it.\u201d Julie Miller, Library of Congress Blogs, January 6, 2022, https:\/\/blogs.loc.gov\/manuscripts\/2022\/01\/a-republic-if-you-can-keep-it-elizabeth-willing-powel-benjamin-franklin-and-the-james-mchenry-journal\/#:~:text=Share%20this%20post:,Photographs%20Division%2C%20Library%20of%20Congress<\/p>\n<h5 id=\"sec5\"><span style=\"color: f9f6fa;\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"#top3\">[5]<\/a> Ratification of the Constitution by the State of New York, July 26, 1788, The Avalon Project, Yale Law School, https:\/\/avalon.law.yale.edu\/18th_century\/ratny.asp[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Book Review: The Greatest Sentence Ever Written\u00a0  <div class=\"addtoany_shortcode\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list\" data-a2a-url=\"https:\/\/www.journal.hji.edu\/0723NewLayout\/the-greatest-sentence-ever-written-book-review\/\" data-a2a-title=\"The Greatest Sentence Ever Written | Book Review\"><a class=\"a2a_button_facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.journal.hji.edu%2F0723NewLayout%2Fthe-greatest-sentence-ever-written-book-review%2F&amp;linkname=The%20Greatest%20Sentence%20Ever%20Written%20%7C%20Book%20Review\" title=\"Facebook\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_x\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/x?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.journal.hji.edu%2F0723NewLayout%2Fthe-greatest-sentence-ever-written-book-review%2F&amp;linkname=The%20Greatest%20Sentence%20Ever%20Written%20%7C%20Book%20Review\" title=\"X\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_whatsapp\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/whatsapp?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.journal.hji.edu%2F0723NewLayout%2Fthe-greatest-sentence-ever-written-book-review%2F&amp;linkname=The%20Greatest%20Sentence%20Ever%20Written%20%7C%20Book%20Review\" title=\"WhatsApp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_reddit\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/reddit?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.journal.hji.edu%2F0723NewLayout%2Fthe-greatest-sentence-ever-written-book-review%2F&amp;linkname=The%20Greatest%20Sentence%20Ever%20Written%20%7C%20Book%20Review\" title=\"Reddit\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_google_gmail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/google_gmail?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.journal.hji.edu%2F0723NewLayout%2Fthe-greatest-sentence-ever-written-book-review%2F&amp;linkname=The%20Greatest%20Sentence%20Ever%20Written%20%7C%20Book%20Review\" title=\"Gmail\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save addtoany_share\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share\"><\/a><\/div><\/div> Google Scholar PDF <div class=\"post-views content-post post-1790 entry-meta load-static\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-views-icon dashicons dashicons-chart-bar\"><\/span> <span class=\"post-views-label\">Post Views:<\/span> <span class=\"post-views-count\">209<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div> Open Access | First published online June 2026 | ISSN: 3066-8336 | https:\/\/doi.org\/10.63470\/DZJB6610 Gordon L. 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