First let me wish everyone out there the very best for a wonderful day with family and friends
At this time of anxious concern for our Nation, as concerned as we are, consider the anxiety of these 56 men and what they were willing to do for us.
Together “And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.”
They were mostly men of means who had much to lose if the war was lost. One-third served as militia officers during the war. Four of the signers were taken captive during the war and nearly all of them were poorer at the end of the war than at the beginning.
The ages of the signers ranged from 26 (Edward Rutledge) to 70 (Benjamin Franklin), but the majority of the signers were in their thirties or forties. More than half of the signers were lawyers and the others were planters, merchants and shippers.
Many of them probably expected to die.
They signed anyway.
Consider the day these men signed this document and then went home to eat their Dinner with their wives and children. As we enjoy our day, consider the table talk these families had at the time. The worry and strain. It pales in comparison. I offer as well, a clip from the 2003 Television docudrama: George Orwell – A Life in Pictures.
A reminder from George Orwell. George Orwell warns us, “It depends on you.” Can we do less?
George Orwell – A Final Warning
July 4, 2016 at 6:54 pm
Hope you have a wonderful Independence Day! George Orwell hit the nail on the head with that warning but sadly his prediction is coming true.
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July 4, 2016 at 7:28 pm
Same to you. We are in the home stretch for better or worse…….. had a great day
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July 4, 2016 at 1:29 pm
I’m sorry! I wish we could go back to the days of printing a URL without the whole darned VIDEO appearing…anybody know HOW? So sorry, Bunkerville…
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July 4, 2016 at 2:01 pm
No problem!! Hope you have a great dayZ
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July 4, 2016 at 1:28 pm
the fate of our fathers……since you mentioned it!
HAPPY DAY to Bunkerville and all her readers!
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July 4, 2016 at 2:20 pm
Wonderful. Thanks
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July 4, 2016 at 1:14 pm
Yes, it is up to us now to recapture our independence.
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July 4, 2016 at 2:19 pm
The road won’t be easy
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July 4, 2016 at 7:33 am
I don’t know if you watch Legends and Lies/Bill O’Reilly’s on FOX —this time around its about the Revolutionary War and last night episode was about George Washington, indeed, they lived in fear, these brave men risked everything to free the country from the hands of Great Britain.
Have a happy and safe July 4th.
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July 4, 2016 at 8:03 am
I recorded it, but haven’t had time to watch. A good series. We forget that most ended of close to broke. They would probably had a very well to do life otherwise.
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