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We hold these truths to be self-evident: 241 years and counting...  

hotfun_1966 57M
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7/4/2017 6:35 am
We hold these truths to be self-evident: 241 years and counting...

Happy 241st Birthday to the United States of America!

Entering year 242 of our Independence from Great Britain, we still hold these truths to be self-evident:

1.) That all men are created equal;
2.) That they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness;
3.) That to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed;
4.) That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.

Wise words from Thomas Jefferson, and a reminder to all about the perils of concentrating too much Power in any form of Government not directly controlled by the People.

hotfun_1966 57M
3677 posts
7/4/2017 6:38 am

 In CONGRESS, July 4, 1776
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America


FMAOPLS 70F
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27112 posts
7/4/2017 10:30 am

 Even more powerful words during today's turbulent times.
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porterpiper1 57F
3755 posts
7/4/2017 4:39 pm

 well that is what they are trying to do now, trying to force states to get up voting info,


hotfun_1966 57M
3677 posts
7/5/2017 12:48 am
    Quoting FMAOPLS:
    Even more powerful words during today's turbulent times.
Indeed. They certainly inspired Abraham Lincoln when he wrote his two minute dedication speech for that Union cemetery at Gettysburg in November 1863.


hotfun_1966 57M
3677 posts
7/5/2017 12:50 am
    Quoting porterpiper1:
    well that is what they are trying to do now, trying to force states to get up voting info,
And rightly so. Nothing wrong with ensuring those who voted were properly qualified (e.g. living American citizens registered in their proper precincts).


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