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Happy Fourth of July America

Posted Jul 3, 2010 by The Wild Scotsman

Happy Fourth of July America
by Jeffrey Topping

Well, for those Scott’s, Irish, Welsh, French, German, Swedish, Norwegian’s, Finn’s, Dutch,and etc..who lived in North America in one of the original Continetal Colonies today is a day that has never been forgotten. Today, we celebrate our offical Declaration of Independance from Kingdom of Great Britain and its King which occured on July 4th 1776. .

We celebrate American Exceptionalism which grew out of not having a history of feudal and hierarchical structures such as monarchies and aristocracies. These qualities are Liberty, egalitarianism, individualism, populism, and laissez-faire.

We Declared our Independance on July 2, 1776 and it was “affirmed” by the Continental Congress on July 4th, 1776.

John Adams, in a letter to his wife Abigail, correctly predicted that the day (he referred to the actions of July 2 not July 4) would be celebrated for as long as the American experiment in government continued.

“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. You will think me transported with Enthusiasm but I am not. I am well aware of the Toil and Blood and Treasure that it will cost Us to maintain this Declaration and support and defend these States. Yet through all the Gloom I can see the Rays of ravishing Light and Glory. I can see the End is more than worth all the Means. And that Posterity will tryump in that Days Transaction, even altho We should rue it, which I trust in God We shall not.”-John Adams

God Bless America and God Bless our Brave men and women fighting for our Freedom and the Freedom of those less fortunate. We are a Nation of many Nations and not a Nation of one.

Cheers,

The Wild Scotsman Family