The Day The Enlightenment Went OutGarry WillsNovember 04, 2004America's founding documents, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution are products of the Enlightenment, where reason triumphed over belief. Indeed, our nation is a product of the Enlightenment. Garry Wills sees in Bush's victory a fundamentalist restoration. Can democratic debate exist when facts can be subordinated to faith?
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