The Declaration of Independence -commented on by Matt DAMON

"Democracy is not a spectator sport"

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... complete the gap fill  summary based on Matt Damon's comments :

Matt DAMON reads and comments on a few articles from the Declaration of Independence

At first, he explains history is always told from somebody's …............................. : you have to consider who is telling it, and …............................. : you cannot just …............................. the story you are told.

As for the actor, being patriotic means engaging and …............................. : he disapproves of the "love it or leave it" position of people who are fed up with protests.

M. Damon concludes a constant state of tension derives from the Americans' right to …............................. and to struggle, adding the latter aims at making the country always better.

Click on the original manuscript below to read the full Declaration of Independence :