IN my Oct. 10, 2023 column, I talked about my dream to have a hall in the Philippines similar to the Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom at the United States National Archives in Washington, D.C.
, where the original founding documents of the US — the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights — are enshrined for people to visit. It reminds Americans that their country was built on the principles of 'life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness' and the belief that 'all men are created equal.
It is part of the tens of thousands of leaves confiscated by the Americans, known as 'The Philippine Insurgent Records,' or PIR .There is also an incunabulum in the collection.
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