RICHARD WEISSER's tribute to our forefathers is worthy of repeating.
Just as the American flags in the photo brighten my spirit, so do his words make me choke just a bit.
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Richard Weisser Coweta Fayette Real Estate ERA United Realty:
"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"
Although we often take these words for granted, they are the cornerstone of our republic - an enlightened premise upon which our nation was built.
The fifty-six men of wealth and influence that signed the Declaration of Independence knew that in doing so, they were guilty of the capital offense of treason and faced the hangmen's noose.
But the prospect of self-determination was so compelling that it overrode all trepidation and fear of consequences. And this fervor for freedom enabled a rag-tag group of militias to defeat the better armed, better equipped, and better trained battalions of British Redcoats.
Lest we ever forget, our government was born of revolution. It was purchased with the blood of patriots that would rather die than to succumb to the whims of a monarch thousands of miles away.
It is my most ardent hope that we do not desecrate the courage and sacrifice of these free-thinking rebels by giving up their legacy of freedom that was bequeathed to us.
It is our duty and obligation to protect and defend their precious gift of independence!
Have a great Fourth of July!
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LENN- It is interesting that you and I focused on the same exerpt and understand how it has been manipulated, diluted and abolished by Executive Order.