...from Recreational Fishing Alliance

 

On July 2, 1776, the American colonies officially declared independence from Britain; the very next day, on July 3, John Adams wrote the following in a letter to his wife Abigail:

 

"The Second Day of July 1776, will be the most memorable Epocha, in the History of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival. It ought to be commemorated, as the Day of Deliverance by solemn Acts of Devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shews, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires and illuminations from one end of this continent to the other from this time forward forever more"

 

 

This whole week is an occasion to celebrate with family and friends, to honor the spirit of America through fun and festivity.  But remember, it is a celebration of national independence - they're not just words, but the greatest words ever written, for the greatest nation there ever was, or will ever be.

 

"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." 

 

"Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.   But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security."

 

The RFA asks that you also keep the thought of our armed servicemen and women close to your heart, say a prayer for those serving our nation, and raise a glass to the United States of America and all for which it stands.

 

May God bless the U.S.A.

 

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