Posted by
Tom L. on Thursday, July 02, 2009 9:20:25 PM
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.
Today it is worth remembering that our nation was founded on the above principles:
All are created equal.
That people’s rights come from God.
Government gets its power from the people.
Too many forget that the American Revolution gave the world a new form of government, in the words of Lincoln, “government of the people, by the people, for the people”.
Happy birthday America and to the gifts America has given to the world.