We read these “sentiments” of our Declaration of Independence at the beginning of our breakfast discussions every Saturday morning. We invite you to pick up a few of these postcards and give them to your friends, family, neighbors, and …
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July 4 is not just Independence Day. It is American Independence Day. It is different and better than anybody else’s Independence Day. a. Many countries have an independence day. Haiti, Mexico, dozens of countries in Asia, Africa, and South America. But …
It is true that on July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass told a crowd of mostly white supporters that he was embarrassed by July 4 celebrations. He said that each year, they reminded him of America’s failure to apply the “sentiments” …
Our Declaration of Independence of 1776 held these truths to be “self-evident”: “We are all created equal. We are endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights. Among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure …
“Atlantic City was the place to be, better than Philadelphia or New York City even. It held the promise of long-term work as waiters, waitresses, cooks, porters, doormen, bellhops, busboys, chambermaids and more, and there was room for advancement …
“I never had a feeling politically that did not spring from the sentiments embodied in the Declaration of Independence. . .” Abraham Lincoln, 1861 In 1861, Lincoln made a short speech at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, while on his way …
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Tuesday, July 4 is our most important national holiday.? ?We often call it Independence Day.?? Yet ?just before the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln explained why July 4 celebrates far more than ?the mere separation? of 13 English colonies in America …
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Stockton University has a giant mural of the Declaration of Independence right behind the Campus Center. But the format makes the words almost impossible to read. Abraham Lincoln said he did not have a political feeling that did not spring from its “self-evident” truths. We feel the same way. Find out why.
Work with us at 8 am before the 9 am Galloway Township parade from Smithville Shopping Center to Shoppes at Smithville Inn.? http://historicsmithvillenj.com/towne/8-july-4th-parade/event_details ?Patriot?s Dream? was written and sung by Arlo Guthrie for ?progressive? Democrats who felt hopeless and defeated …
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We thank?Rich Maxwell,?Ike Rucker, and other event organizers for including www.libertyandprosperity.org in this remarkably inspiring and well organized parade and ceremony. Instead of marching in the parade this year, nine ?Liberty and Prosperity ?volunteers handed out these postcards along the …
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