Secrets of the Great Seal of the United States Revealed

The joys of learning truth is fun. Too bad the Left and conspiracy nuts will denounce this all.

FOXNews.com - Secrets of the Great Seal of the United States Revealed - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News: "The Seal will remain at the State Department but the interactive exhibit is designed to travel and curators hope it will dispel the rumors and educate Americans about the real meaning of the symbols.

Among the highlights:

—That known Masons like the first U.S. president, George Washington, and Benjamin Franklin had no role in designing the final seal, which uses elements of traditional heraldry, such as the unfinished pyramid to symbolize a work in progress, arrows for war and an olive branch for peace. Masons share some of those symbols, but they have never been exclusively the domain of the order.

—That the phrase 'Novus Ordo Seculorum' below the Roman numerals for 1776 at the base of the pyramid translates as 'A New Order of the Ages' that began with independence and does not imply the United States will be the lynchpin of a sinister 'New World Order.'

—That the words 'Annuit Coeptis' ('Providence favors') and the eye of providence that hovers over the pyramid refer to unexpected interventions of fate that assisted the colonists in creating a new country.

—That the references to 13 refer to the number of colonies that formed the original United States.

"People are just not aware of the complexity and intent of the symbolism and what our Founding Fathers were trying to do with it," said Priscilla Linn, senior curator at the U.S. Diplomacy Center. "The hidden treasure in the Seal is the courage and presence of mind of the people who created it and created these values for the whole country."
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