Ravishing Light and Glory

After a long and hard-fought battle of both blood and reason, arguably the most important document in all of history, the Declaration of Independence, was adopted. Our nation achieved its freedom.

John Adams, the father of independence, wrote:

I am apt to believe that [Independence Day] will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival. It ought to be commemorated, as the Day of Deliverance by solemn Acts of Devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more...Yet through all the Gloom I can see the Rays of ravishing Light and Glory.

And to this day 234 years later, American patriots still get a chill thinking of the actions of those brave men. We are proud to have inherited the greatest country on this earth. And even when we disagree with its leaders, we take up responsibility for its defense. We, like the founding fathers before us, will not stand for tyranny or usurpations of our liberty.

This Independence Day, take a few minutes to read the Declaration and remember the courage of our founding fathers and the values they instilled in us: "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness."

We are Americans. We will stand for nothing less.