Thomas Jefferson was 33 years old when he wrote the Declaration of Independence.
The first sentence references the people’s independence… “to which the laws of nature and of nature’s God entitle them.”
This Independence Day, seriously consider the intentional providential blessing of your citizenship as an American
On July 4th, 2002, the Pentagon published an Independence Day message
from the Chairman - Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Richard Myers:
“When our founding fathers signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 1776, they mutually pledged their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor to each other and to the world. During the course of the seven-year war that followed, nine of the signers died of wounds or hardships, 17 lost everything that they owned, and five were imprisoned or captured. They risked all they had, sacrificing everything for freedom -- they all kept their sacred honor”
It was not all celebration on July 4, 1776, as the prevailing mood was trepidation and fear.
The strongest military force in the world was coming to crush their rebellion. Read More
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“By mid-August Washington's army of only a little over 10,000 militiamen and a virtually nonexistent patriot navy, found themselves facing a fleet of seventy British warships and over 32,000 troops.
By mid-September the British had occupied all of New York City, with Washington's army fleeing north of the city. A year later, the British army marched unopposed into Philadelphia, occupying the city.
America's citizens, their political leaders, and a beleaguered continental army were realizing just how daunting their commitment of their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor was.
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This July 4th, patriots can stand up and proudly say we ..
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