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Living in the United States, it is sometimes hard to fathom there are people who live in places where they are not allowed the freedoms to which I am accustomed. Where I live, we celebrate our rare Freedom with a parade, waterfront park activities such as live music and two nights of fireworks. Once known as Decoration Day, the Fourth of July is a major American Holiday.
This week our town's newspaper printed the Declaration of Independence, which took up one whole page. I read through the entire thing. I haven't read it through since I was in school. What an incredible document.
The Declaration of Independence is a justification of the American Revolution, citing grievances against King George III. It is also a landmark philosophical statement, drawing on the writings of philosophers John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau. It affirms all people are creatures of God, with certain natural rights, or liberties, which cannot be violated.
This Declaration and the American Revolution have since inspired freedom-seekers the around the world. I am so grateful to have been born in America, where the rights of all citizens are upheld.
I hope we never take our freedom for granted.
I hope we never take our freedom for granted.
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