Happy Independence Day

[BillyMac]

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. Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776

In the future days, which we seek to make secure, we look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms. The first is freedom of speech and expression. The second is freedom of every person to worship God in his own way. The third is freedom from want, which, translated into universal terms, means economic understandings which will secure to every nation a healthy peacetime life for its inhabitants. The fourth is freedom from fear, which, translated into world terms, means a world-wide reduction of armaments to such a point and in such a thorough fashion that no nation will be in a position to commit an act of physical aggression against any neighbor. Franklin D. Roosevelt, January 6, 1941

Please give these quotes some thought, and then go out and enjoy the day off from work, parades, picnics, fireworks, etc.