I love of the 4th of July, and as you know, I like to write on patriotic themes. So here are links to prior posts around the 4th of July: 2007 and 2008.
My theme this year is "life, liberty, and property." In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson changed the latter pillar of English rights to "the pursuit of happiness," which sounds better to 21st-century ears, but from a practical point of view, is too vague. Property is fundamental to liberty because without private property, there is no place to enjoy your other rights. So we are going to celebrate the 4th of July with a local parade in the morning, barbecue on my porch at midday, and fireworks by the river in the evening.
Let's not forget those who make freedom possible, such as these Canadian troops assaulting the Germans in Normandy on July 4, 1044, and Americans in the air above the Pacific, attacking Iwo Jima, and
assaulting entrenched German defenders in France.
My theme this year is "life, liberty, and property." In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson changed the latter pillar of English rights to "the pursuit of happiness," which sounds better to 21st-century ears, but from a practical point of view, is too vague. Property is fundamental to liberty because without private property, there is no place to enjoy your other rights. So we are going to celebrate the 4th of July with a local parade in the morning, barbecue on my porch at midday, and fireworks by the river in the evening.
Let's not forget those who make freedom possible, such as these Canadian troops assaulting the Germans in Normandy on July 4, 1044, and Americans in the air above the Pacific, attacking Iwo Jima, and
assaulting entrenched German defenders in France.
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