Happy 4th Of July! I hope everyone is enjoying their holiday and wish you a safe and happy Independence Day! Amongst all the fun, beer, fireworks, and BBQs, please take some time out and truly remember what today is about. On July 4, 1776 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, which proclaimed the independence of the United States of America from Great Britain and that we celebrate the freedoms we love today because of all of the courageous individuals who came before us who risked their lives as well as the many people who paid with their lives to ensure that we may delight in everlasting freedom.
I think God Bless the U.S.A. by Lee Greenwood is the perfect song to celebrate today! I really love this song and it brings a tear to my eye every time I listen to it.
God Bless The USA
by Lee Greenwood
If tomorrow all the things were gone,
I’d worked for all my life.
And I had to start again,
with just my children and my wife.
I’d thank my lucky stars,
to be livin here today.
‘Cause the flag still stands for freedom,
and they can’t take that away.
And I’m proud to be an American,
where at least I know I’m free.
And I wont forget the men who died,
who gave that right to me.
And I gladly stand up,
next to you and defend her still today.
‘Cause there ain’t no doubt I love this land,
God bless the USA.
From the lakes of Minnesota,
to the hills of Tennessee.
Across the plains of Texas,
From sea to shining sea.
From Detroit down to Houston,
and New York to L.A.
Well there’s pride in every American heart,
and its time we stand and say.
That I’m proud to be an American,
where at least I know I’m free.
And I wont forget the men who died,
who gave that right to me.
And I gladly stand up,
next to you and defend her still today.
‘Cause there ain’t no doubt I love this land,
God bless the USA.
And I’m proud to be and American,
where at least I know I’m free.
And I wont forget the men who died,
who gave that right to me.
And I gladly stand up,
next to you and defend her still today.
‘Cause there ain’t no doubt I love this land,
God bless the USA.
Famous Patriotic Quotes
“As Mankind becomes more liberal, they will be more apt to allow that all those who conduct themselves as worthy members of the community are equally entitled to the protections of civil government. I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality.”
George Washington
“Peace, plenty, and contentment reign throughout our borders, and our beloved country presents a sublime moral spectacle to the world…”
James K. Polk
“Posterity: you will never know how much it has cost my generation to preserve your freedom. I hope you will make good use of it.”
John Quincy Adams
“The best form of government is that which is most likely to prevent the greatest sum of evil.”
James Monroe
“Our great modern Republic . . . May those who seek the blessings of its institutions and the protection of its flag remember the obligations they impose.”
Ulysses S. Grant
“When I die, I desire no better winding sheet than the Stars and Stripes, and no softer pillow than the Constitution of my country.”
Andrew Johnson
“Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity.”
Herbert Hoover
“Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country.”
Calvin Coolidge
“Patriotism is not a short frenzied burst of emotion, but the long and steady dedication of a lifetime.”
Thomas Jefferson
“Every good citizen makes his country’s honor his own, and cherishes it not only as precious but as sacred. He is willing to risk his life in its defense and its conscious that he gains protection while he gives it.”
Andrew Jackson
“Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.”
Abraham Lincoln
“A man who is good enough to shed his blood for his country is good enough to be given a square deal afterwards. More than that no man is entitled to, and less than that no man shall have . . . I speak in reverence of our brave and selfless veterans .”
Theodore Roosevelt
“I have always been among those who believed that the greatest freedom of speech was the greatest safety, because if a man is a fool, the best thing to do is to encourage him to advertise the fact by speaking.”
Woodrow T. Wilson
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These are great! Aren’t we lucky to be here 🙂