30. Landmark: The US Constitution
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The Declaration of Independance remains to this day one of the most poetic and resonant of all political documents.
On the eve of American presidential election, join a panel including Andrew O'Hagan and the University of Florida's Diane Roberts to ask if America still honours its founders' commitment to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness".
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