The View from France
250 years after the Declaration of Independence was adopted, we view the event from the side of the ocean that made independence possible.
Paris, France
July 4, 2026
“[W]henever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it.”
- Declaration of Independence
“Thomas Jefferson still survives.”
- John Adams, July 4, 1826
Two hundred years ago today, Thomas Jefferson died. A few hours l…
