But like any good author or politician, his statement took on some edits, notably from Benjamin Franklin and John Adams, and It was eventually signed as the Declaration of Independence, setting off the creation of the greatest country in the history of the world, the United States of America. Leading up to our 250th birthday, as many of us have, I've traveled my home state of West Virginia as they've traveled theirs. (00:39–00:50)
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Asserts that the Declaration of Independence initiated the creation of the United States.
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