Declaration of Independence, Image
(I have trouble reading all the signatures but one.)
Declaration of Independence, Text
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/document/Declaration of Independence, Read Aloud
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ER1sdFM9cdAStar Spangeld Banner Lyrics
http://www.usa-flag-site.org/song-lyrics/star-spangled-banner.shtmlLast Stanza:
Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved home and the war's desolation!
Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust."
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
JP Sousa's Stars and Stripes Forever:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9ePaETGQZ0&feature=player_embeddedA republic, not a tyranny
http://pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/quincy4.jpgAnd a little something from Frederick Douglass:
http://plf.typepad.com/plf/2010/07/give-us-the-freedom-intended-for-us.html(worth the read)
"...the liberties of the American people were dependent upon the ballot-box, the jury-box, and the cartridge-box..."
----Frederick Douglass
Of course, others celebrate Independence Day differently:
http://bigpeace.com/pschweizer/2010/07/04/we-will-astonish-you-with-our-ingratitude/http://volokh.com/2010/07/04/this-july-4-while-many-of-us-give-thanks-for-the-troops/
