PHILADELPHIA — Lily was the name of the park ranger who led us through Independence Hall. She wasn’t a theater major like some tour guides. She wasn’t very theatrical at all. In fact, she was a mix of wry and blunt.

Her job was to tell us the story of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution in a concise and compelling fashion: no easy task, given her 30-minute time window.

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