Benjamin Rush, the patriot-physician, could barely contain himself. It was the Fourth of July 1788 -- a beautiful Friday in Philadelphia -- and he thrilled to the spectacle of the celebrations commemorating the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and news of the just-ratified... -
Tolerance in the Age of Ann Coulter
Benjamin Rush, the patriot-physician, could barely contain himself. It was the Fourth of July 1788 -- a beautiful Friday in Philadelphia -- and he thrilled to the spectacle of the celebrations commemorating the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and news of the just-ratified...-
By Jon Meacham