Celebrate
Independence Day...
But remember that
freedom is not free. | | |
"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.”
— the Declaration of Independence
"I am well aware of the toil and blood and treasure it will cost us to maintain this declaration, and support and defend these states. Yet through all the gloom I see the rays of ravishing light and glory. I can see that the end is worth all the means. This is our day of deliverance."
—John Adams
As Benjamin Franklin departed the Constitutional Convention, he was asked if the framers had created a monarchy or a republic. He replied, "A republic," and then added, "if you can keep it." |