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# Ken Burns: Why the American Revolution Still Matters
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/movies/a-more-perfect-union-inspiring-civic-civil-conversations-across-america-2/extras/why-the-american-revolution-is-important-today-2/
- Published: 2025-11-19T16:01:01.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-25T03:00:31.000Z
- Description: Ken Burns reflects on reconnecting with America’s founding to rediscover our shared purpose.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
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Ken Burns urges us to move beyond nostalgia and sentimentality to engage with America's founding truly. By revisiting our origin story with honesty and clarity, he believes we can rediscover a shared sense of purpose, recalibrate our direction, and find our collective “North Star.” This deeper understanding, he suggests, may hold the key to revitalizing our democracy today.