Benjamin Franklin to his fellow traitorous rebels as they signed the Declaration of Independence:
“Indeed we must all hang together, otherwise we shall most assuredly hang separately.”
A couple of years ago I came across a short essay about the signers of the Declaration of Independence titled “The American’s Who Risked Everything” by Rush Limbaugh’s father. It was posted on Rush’s Web site and since it was something I was pretty sure I would want to read again and again I saved a copy of it. I did read it a number of time after that and as of last year added it to my 4th of July To Do List. If you don’t have a 4th of July To Do List already you are more than welcome to steal mine. It’s a pretty simple little list so feel free to add to it or modify it as you wish.
- Read the Declaration of Independence
- Read “The American’s Who Risked Everything”
- Read the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights
- Reflect upon the Blessings of Liberty
That’s the list. It won’t take you very long to complete it and the rest of the day will probably be much more meaningful to you. Actually since it’s a pretty short list you can add these items to a list for just about any day you would like.
I have attached a copy of Rush’s father’s essay here in case you don’t have it already (cleaned up the page breaks and spacing a little from my original downloaded copy). I’m pretty sure Rush won’t mind. And these are links to the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and Bill of Rights just in case you don’t have them handy. The Heritage Foundation will send you a little pocket version for free.
It’s not that I don’t review these Founding documents frequently. For instance when clueless government officials, elected official wannabes, or main stream newsreaders makes some outlandish statement about why the Federal government has the authority to do something they clearly do not and/or should not. The difference is that reading these documents in their entirety and reflecting on the Founders and the Blessings of Liberty just seems to make July 4th a little more special.
Picture – Independence Hall, Philadelphia, PA
Site of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, and the U.S. Constitution
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