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Something They Can Never Take Away
July 9, 1776
New York City
City Hall Park
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America…
Excitement permeates the air as General George Washington stands at the head of his troops. His voice silences the murmurs, booming over the assembled crowd gathered in the Commons.
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another…
The throng bursts into applause as the troops keep a motionless vigil listening to their Commander. I am all but invisible as I slide through the masses, searching the crowd for the man I’ve come to find. The citizens around me are too caught up in the event to notice as I pass. Their eyes focused on the young, commanding General who would lead them to victory over the monarchy. They will be free and I am insignificant to that cause.
So they think.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal…
I allow myself one minute to bask in the intoxicating energy surrounding me, the hope of a glorious future for America, one that slips away even as the people cheer its birth.
That they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
There. To the right of Washington. I see him. Alexander Hamilton, Captain of the New York Artillery Company.