As we all gear up for our BBQs and other assorted 4th celebrations, I just want to spend a little bit time on the document that started it all, the Declaration of Independence. This document, crafted by 13 colonies who had just had enough. Enough of tariffs, enough of military occupation, enough of...everything. I imagine those who signed the document must have known they were committing treason against England, I mean, of course they knew...but how terrifying it must have been to risk everything, none of the men who signed the declaration were poor and they all had plenty to lose by declaring themselves a sovereign nation. Yet, they did it.
How radical a notion our country is founded upon: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
Happy Fourth of July everyone!
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