On July 4, 1776, a delegation of rebels to the British crown, calling themselves "Americans" and "Patriots", gathered to sign a document that changed the course of American history-the Declaration of Independence. Through this document and the one that followed it, the U.S. Constitution, ensure you and your future generations that you enjoy the freedoms that Britain wouldn't give the colonists. They risked their lives, fortunes, and reputations when they signed the Declaration.
So today as you watch fireworks, eat barbeque, and wave American flags, thank God for the men that risked everything to give you that freedom. And thank God for the men who continue to die to preserve that freedom.
"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."
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