The Hill News

Every day we as humans are poised to learn lessons, or at least be reminded of them. This week, those lessons should be even more profound as we celebrate our nation’s independence.

It’s funny but sad how so few Americans truly know what our Founding Fathers faced those centuries ago. As the most powerful army in the world was assembling on the shores of the New World with more soldiers than even our largest cities, these men were assembling in a hall to pen a manifesto of freedom.

At the end of the Declaration, they dedicated their lives, their entire property and their honor to this cause â€" this commitment to a principle that all persons should live free. Yes, they were willing to give everything for freedom. What sacrifice. What willingness to see a dream so noble come true with so much on the line.

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