Something to think about on the 4th (and every other day)

[Doug]

[WayneMahler]

Very true statements. Nice work Doug. 

[meflick]

Couldn't agree more Doug.  Excellent work and great message.  My thanks to all the service men and women and their families for their service and sacrifice. thanks for sharing your work.

[tuner]

Very nice . The work & the sentiment

[zimmerstutzen]

While I appreciate the sentiment and am grateful to our armed services, the Fourth Of July is about the celebration of the rights of citizens to abolish unresponsive government and establish a new one more suitable to their needs.     Talk like this today will get you on a "no fly list" :

 

"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, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to 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".

[hawkeye10]

11 hours ago, Doug said:

Doug great work and I love this holiday ( Independence Day ). It brings most Americans together.

[meflick]

2 hours ago, zimmerstutzen said:

While I appreciate the sentiment and am grateful to our armed services, the Fourth Of July is about the celebration of the rights of citizens to abolish unresponsive government and establish a new one more suitable to their needs.     Talk like this today will get you on a "no fly list" :

Yes, the 4th of July is about the USA celebration of establishing its self as a free nation, establishing their own government  - one could argue that those who did so, also paid the price for that freedom in many ways - many of whom died in gaining that freedom and that they were in fact the first of the great fighters and precursor to the US Military. Many of those who fought for that freedom knew that the freedom they sought would not be freely obtained and many gave their lives to ensure that it was obtained. The servicemen and women who have served and sacrificed since that time continue to ensure that we can celebrate the 4th of July in freedom so I still consider these plaques worthy of something to think about on the 4th of July (and everyday.)