Happy 4th of July! · 7:42am Jul 4th, 2021
245 years ago 56 men signed a unanimous declaration that the thirteen colonies would henceforth be free and independent states. They signed knowing that they would be declaring war on the biggest empire the world had ever known, and it was not an idle pledge, the signants were killed, captured, imprisoned, had their wives and children imprisoned, were bankrupted, had their houses burned down, or lost everything they owned.
All because they could no longer consent to the rule of that empire’s government.
No signer defected.
They held that there were certain self-evident truths; that they were endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among those are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. They acknowledged the idea that rights are inherent because you are human and any attempt at taking away those rights was, and is, an affront to justice.
These events eventually led to the creation of the United States Constitution with its bill of rights, a document, though not flawless, held to these principles of every individual deserved Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.
I hope all Americans have a good day and much barbecuing will be done!
Happy Explosion Day!
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