 THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
The immortal words of the Declaration of Independence reflect the revolutionary ideas of those colonists who decided they valued freedom over security:
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people
to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another,
and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station
to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent
respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare
the causes which impel them to the separation.
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. That
to secure these
rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers
from the consent of the governed. That whenever any Form of Government
becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter
or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its
foundation on
such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall
seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
Read the full text of the Declaration of Independence.
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 Celebrate by honoring our military
The best way to celebrate the anniversary of our country's independence is to do something to honor our military who put their sacred lives on the line every day to preserve the liberty we enjoy in this country.
Go to Operation Gratitude, MoveAmericaForward, SoldiersAngels, Freedom is not free, or other web sites which provide comfort to our military in the field and contribute either time or money, or send a letter to a serviceman or woman.
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