Quote Originally Posted by Rob Wright View Post
Interesting thoughts. I know many here in the states consider landmarks that have been around for a mere twenty years to be old.

My thoughts are the value of the Arbroath Declaration lies in the influence it had over the thoughts of many great thinkers. Great thinkers who influenced the course of events and created something that continues to thrive today.

Rob
Sorry, Rob, I didn't mean to say that the Arbroath was unimportant, or that it did not influence such as the authors of the Declaration of Independance and others; I was attempting to answer the question "what does it mean to Scots today". Yes, there are many for whom it stands as a landmark document; for others it was superceded by the Union documents; for yet others the latter put finis to the former so the one of importance is much more recent; for yet another group the most important Scottish document has not yet been signed. In America, as I understand it, the entire populace is in love with the Declaration of Independance. In Scotland such is not the case regarding the Arbroath.

Rex (too)