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Jul. 4th, 2005 06:59 pm"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin
"We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States...And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor." -- (signed by 56 representatives) The Decalaration of Independence of the United States of America
Happy 229th! May you have and be governed well in the future by men and women willing to sacrifice their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor for the sake of their country and what it represents.
"We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States...And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor." -- (signed by 56 representatives) The Decalaration of Independence of the United States of America
Happy 229th! May you have and be governed well in the future by men and women willing to sacrifice their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor for the sake of their country and what it represents.
