Review (PDF) The Constitution, The Declaration Of Independence, And The Articles Of Confederation

                
              
Review (PDF) 
The Constitution, The Declaration Of Independence, And The Articles Of Confederation
Collected here in one affordable volume are the most important documents of the United States of America: The Constitution of the United States of America, with the Bill of Rights and all of the Amendments; The Declaration of Independence; and the Articles of Confederation. These three documents are the basis for our entire way of life. Every citizen should have a copy.
Paperback: 72 pages
Publisher: Wilder Publications (November 24, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1604592680
ISBN-13: 978-1604592689
Product Dimensions:  6 x 0.2 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review:  4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1,130 customer reviews)
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Unlike the half-wits who are commenting on the Constitution, Declaration of Independence, and the Articles of Confederation, I will be commenting on the publishers (Wilder Publications & A&D Publishing) compilation of the documents. DO NOT buy this publication. The publisher inserted "notes" all over the place. I don't know if it was an accident in the copying of the documents from one format to another but it detracts from the text. And, this is absolutely brilliant, it inserted the following disclaimer: "This book is a product of its time and does not reflect the same values as it would if it were written today..." Really Wilder! that is your view of the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution.
When I refer to the awful editing, I am, of course, not talking about the archaic spelling of some of the words which should remain spelled like they were in the original documents, I am referring to words like "note," or "history" that were sprinkled about in The Constitution. Article 6 of the Constitution appears twice in differing fonts. It is a nightmare of editorial proportions. Additionally on the copyright page there is a disclaimer telling us about how if the documents were written today, they would be more politically correct, and blah-blah (others have commented so I won't quote the bit.)I would have only given this one star, but it contained a copy of The Articles of Confederation, as well as The Constitution and The Declaration of Independence, so, for convenience-sake I'm bumping it to 2 stars.Awful, awful editing...totally unnecessary and frankly insulting disclaimer. Find another publisher if you wish to buy these documents.
Disclaimer from the publisher;"This book is a product of its time and does not reflect the same values as it would if it were written today. Parents might wish to discuss with their children how views on race, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, and interpersonal relations have changed since this book was written before allowing them to read this classic work."Buy a copy of the Constitution from another publisher!
I have always been looking for a reference copy of the U.S. Consitution to carry with me. For me this volume is that reference. This volume is compact, well laid out, and contains no unwanted extraneous materials.
If I had known the disclaimer was in the front of this book, warning people about the contents, I would never have purchased it. If you love our country and the laws on which it is based, you should find another source for these papers.
Read no further than this quote on page 3: ' "This book is a product of its time and does not reflect the same values as it would if it were written today..."SERIOUSLY? Are the publishers at Wilder REALLY THAT INCOMPETENT???I wouldn't take a copy of this publication if you GAVE IT TO ME. DON'T BUY THIS BOOK!!!
This is sad and there is no reason  should be selling any of this companies work. Wilder publishing acts as if this work is the same as Mark Twain or Poe and their remarks in there disclaimer are personally offensive to me. This is the founding of our nation and government written by some of the brightest minds the world has ever seen and developed from the ideas of Greeks and Romans and the ideas of Hobbes and Locke. This is a failure of understanding government as well as politics and if people feel that they need this disclaimer on the Constitution than they have most likely never read it, if they have read it then I know they did not understand it, but what makes me sick is I bet they still went out and voted. Next these fools will be trying to put disclaimers in religious text if we do not stop this here.  needs to drop this publisher and apologies to its buyers now.
Basically the publishers, or publishing company, included a small paragraph on the copyright page. It states: "This book is a product of its time and does not reflect the same values as it would if it were written today. Parents might wish to discuss with their children how views on race, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, and interpersonal relations have changed since this book was written before allowing them to read this classic work"Since when is the Constitution, a living document, or the Declaration of Independence a classic work to be read and admired the same way as the Iliad or The Republic would be? The Constitution and the Declaration of Independence never change with the times and should always be considered FIRST when debating about governmental or societal issues.The paragraph included in this collection is sickening and frankly, horrifying. Whomever teaches children about their country and freedoms should never compromise these documents in the vain guise of "political correctness" or not wanting to offend someones poor little feelings.The only way to protect freedom, individualism, and security is to continually and unceasingly judge any act of government or governmental officials based on how well they know and abide by the Constitution. When people compromise their rights for any reason whatsoever, tyranny and oppression will soon follow.So find a better copy of these documents and drive these worm-ridden publishers out into the darkness.
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