Author: W.E.Wynne

One of the concluding lines in this essay states “Democracy is a method of organizing disagreement without oppression.”. So, in these tumultuous and grieving times, how can we actually balance […]

I begin this essay continuing the discussion regarding the power and influence of “love” where I left off in the prologue of the previous essay. The following is an excerpt […]

At the beginning of the eighth essay in my series on ‘The American Creed’ (see below), it state:“Government is not sacred in and of itself. It is a tool. Its […]

Regarding the picture, the backdrop is the Declaration of Independence and pictured from left to right are Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Frederick Douglass, and Langston Hughes who once again […]

As quoted below, this latest essay in the series outlines how “the Declaration is not only asserting rights but defining government’s purpose: to secure the people’s safety and happiness.” I […]

A little change of pace this month with my 5th essay on the Declaration of Independence. The words and vision continue through the words of Douglass, King, and Hughes but […]

Before proceeding into this month’s essay, I would like to share some personal reflections.  At the conclusion of the essay, it states: “Their (Douglass, King, Hughes) challenge is our inheritance. […]

Before proceeding into this third essay, some personal reflections so far about this series. The first two essays generated many positive and supportive reader comments and with full transparency, one […]

This essay explores the concept of equality as expressed in the Declaration’s famous phrase “all men are created equal”, how that principle has been affirmed, betrayed, and reclaimed over time, […]

Regarding the picture, the backdrop is the Declaration of Independence and pictured from left to right are Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Frederick Douglass, and Langston Hughes. This is the […]