Tom Cole: “They don't know it's the Declaration of Independence and is…”

“I was looking at a survey the other day that almost half the public doesn't know what the Fourth of July is. They know we're celebrating this for our country. They don't know it's the Declaration of Independence and is the reason why we're celebrating it. And so, you know, that can be a blessing and a curse. I mean, sometimes not knowing, you know, ignorance can be bliss occasionally.” (27:00–27:06)

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