Happy Fourth of July to all my fellow Americans! May your day be filled as John Adams envisioned in this 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 shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires and illuminations, from one end of the continent to the other, from this time forward, forevermore.” (italics and bold added by me)
* July 2, 1776, Congress voted that the American Colonies become independent from Great Britain. July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was approved by the Continental Congress.
I love the words of John Adams and those of his wife, Abigail!! We just watched the HBO movie about him, and I’m not recommending it. I’m sure that the real John Adams is sick over this portrayal!
We had a water fight with our entire street followed by a potluck BBQ and amateur fireworks…so maybe we got a couple of these things in. And the guys were talking about rabbit hunting, so that sort of ties the guns in there, lol.
Hope you had a lovely 4th with your family!
In my post last year about FoJ, I included this quote too. It helps to remember that what we do today is tied to the actual events that occured and people that lived so long ago. Thanks for spreading the patriotism!
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Beautiful picture and very fitting quote. I just got done reading John Adams, by David McCullough. Absolutely loved it.
Happy Independence Day!
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a little off topic of the fourth of july, but i think it is a great holiday too…
What a fabulous quote. I think our American traditions live up to that pretty well. We got the parade, games, sports, guns, and illuminations into our day so I guess we did pretty well.
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