Think about what this day July 4th, means to us Citizens of the United States of America? Think of the courage of our ancestors during this trying time? We often do not stop and ponder this, the very lives they put on the line, for a dream, something better, a commitment to a document that would change the world and become a beacon for freedom for all. We at time's take the rights our founding fathers have engrained into a parchment for granted it seems to me. We have an obligation not just to ourselves but to our children. We must take time to not just read the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution, but also understand the era and people who have had enough of being dominated.
We are a country of people who came from different walks of life, religion's, class's and creed's. We have always had different opinions and belief's. However, we also realize that we need to come together and bond over item's that are bigger and more important than what we as individuals want. We are a country of unity, compassion and compromise. At the same time we are a nation of people who are not afraid to stand and speak our mind on what is just and right. A nation who wants to resolve through diplomacy, and yet are willing to shed our blood for the sanctity of the preservation of liberty. We hold the pursuit of happiness as value more important than the security of need's.
Our founding fathers came together in time of tyranny. They did not just represent their own values but those of all of this nation. They came together, discussed intently the issues of the times and the actions of which to take. After many failed attempts to appeal and communicate with the injustice's of the time, they appointed a Sub-Committee to draft a document of declaration. The sub-committee came up with several draft's, then they submitted a final one, all of which was drawn up by Thomas Jefferson. This final draft was signed by the congress of the time and was sent off. This document would change the very world as we know it today.
This document with ink and parchment would declare that people have a right to be free, and was sealed in blood with that of patriots and free men. This is what gave us the fortitude to stand and unite. Think about it a small group of people standing up to the World Power of the time. Not only demonstrating the desire to be free, but to beat the power and gain means of a new nation, cemented with the common man's use of the firearm of the time (we are a nation of riflemen). As any great thing that last, this did not happen overnight and took trial and error. The adoption of the Articles of the Confederation would give us guidance through the Revalution. Though it did not provide all that would be needed for a nation to not only survive but thrive.
A new document would need to be born. A document that would become the most important document drafted by man for freedom. This would be the Constitution of the United States of America! With this the unalienable rights of free people would be cemented forever for this nation, and become the living/breathing bible of liberty. This paper gives us our rights, and show's the responsiblity that we as free men and women have to uphold it for those that will be here long after we have gone.
The 4th of July for all American's is a day that should consist of more than cook out's and gatherings. Take a few minutes of this day and refamiliarise yourself with it. Cherish the fabric of liberty that we have and pass the history and legacy on to those who shall come behind us. If we forget what it took to get here and do not take the time to ensure that are offspring share the same value as we have for it, it shall fade away into history. Along with that the very freedom's we have had shall not be enjoyed by our grandchildren.
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