Let's take a moment to remember and honor our founders' intent............
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.
-Thomas Jefferson, 1776
Give me liberty, or give me death.
-Patrick Henry, 1775
Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.
-attributed to Benjamin Franklin, 1759
There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.
-John Adams, 1772
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Unproveable Facts About the 4th of July
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At the signing of the Declaration of
Independence, several of Benjamin Franklin’s fellow representatives from
Pennsylvania conspired to hide his eye-glasses.
Before the spectacles were returned, Franklin had been tricked into
signing several menus from local taverns and the saddle of Benjamin Rush’s
horse.
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It’s considered fortunate that two
representatives from Maryland, Holden McGroin and Phil McCracken, were absent
the day the declaration was signed.
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John Hancock signed the document with the fat
end of a sharpie.
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July 4th had been celebrated as “hat
day” by the Continental Congress until 1775. Although the day was called “Independence
Day” from 1776 onward, trophies for “craziest” and “most creative” hats continued
to be awarded at the congress’s annual July 4th barbecue.
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Thomas Jefferson’s first two drafts of the Declaration
of Independence were written as ribald limericks.
HAPPY 4TH of JULY!!!!!!
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