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Geckoman
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 Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 7:53 am Post subject: HAPPY 4TH OF JULY! |
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HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!
I would like to wish a Happy Forth of July to all Americans in Korea.
On July 4th, 1776, our great nation was born.
That event changed the world forever for the better.
Though we are abroad and far away from the USA, we should never forget the importance of that day, and of the great sacrifice of those men and women who fought for our country's freedom and independence from tyranny and repression.
Below is some interesting info about what happened to those 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence.
If you know of any ID4 events in Korea, please post them on this thread.
HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!
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4th of July and Patriotism
Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the
Declaration of Independence?
Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before
they died.
Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons
serving in the Revolutionary Army; another had two sons captured.
Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the
Revolutionary War.
They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred
honor.
What kind of men were they?
Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants, nine were
farmers and large plantation owners; men of means, well educated. But
they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that
the penalty would be death if they were captured.
Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his ships
swept from the seas by the British Navy. He sold his home and
properties to pay his debts, and died in rags.
Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British that he was forced to
move his family almost constantly. He served in the Congress without
pay, and his family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from
him, and poverty was his reward.
Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery, Hall, Clymer, Walton,
Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge, and Middleton.
At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson Jr., noted that the British
General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson home for his
headquarters. He quietly urged General George Washington to open fire.
The home was destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt.
Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed
his wife, and she died within a few months.
John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside as she was dying. Their 13
children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill were laid to waste.
For more than a year he lived in forests and caves, returning home to
find his wife dead and his children vanished. A few weeks later he died
from exhaustion and a broken heart.
Norris and Livingston suffered similar fates. Such were the stories and
sacrifices of the American Revolution. These were not wild-eyed, rabble-
rousing ruffians. They were soft-spoken men of means and education.
They had security, but they valued liberty more.
Standing tall, straight, and unwavering, they pledged:
"For the support of this declaration, with firm reliance on the protection of
the divine providence, we mutually pledge to each other, our lives, our
fortunes, and our sacred honor."
They gave you and me a free and independent America. The history
books never told you a lot about what happened in the Revolutionary
War. We didn't fight just the British.
We were British subjects at that time and we fought our own
government! Some of us take these liberties so much for granted, but we
shouldn't. So, take a few minutes while enjoying your 4th of July holiday
and silently thank these patriots. It's not much to ask for the price they
paid. Remember: freedom is never free!
It's time we get the word out that patriotism is NOT a sin, and the Fourth
of July has more to it than beer, picnics, and baseball games.
Thank you and God bless. |
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ManintheMiddle
Joined: 20 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 8:05 am Post subject: |
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Geckoman:
Happy Fourth to you as well. Thanks for sharing the historical anecdote.
What most non-Americans, de Tocqueville notwithstanding, do not understand is that America is not only a country; it's an idea. It represents the Modern writ large, warts and all.
And I agree, all things considered, the world has become a far better place since we entered it. |
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ubermenzch
Joined: 09 Jun 2008
Location: bundang, south korea
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| Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 6:17 pm Post subject: |
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| ManintheMiddle wrote: |
Geckoman:
Happy Fourth to you as well. Thanks for sharing the historical anecdote.
What most non-Americans, de Tocqueville notwithstanding, do not understand is that America is not only a country; it's an idea. It represents the Modern writ large, warts and all.
And I agree, all things considered, the world has become a far better place since we entered it. |
I mostly agree. But it is lamentable, the course that has been taken these past 65 years. Getting in the empire business I mean. |
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mises
Joined: 05 Nov 2007
Location: retired
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| Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 6:23 pm Post subject: |
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| ubermenzch wrote: |
| ManintheMiddle wrote: |
Geckoman:
Happy Fourth to you as well. Thanks for sharing the historical anecdote.
What most non-Americans, de Tocqueville notwithstanding, do not understand is that America is not only a country; it's an idea. It represents the Modern writ large, warts and all.
And I agree, all things considered, the world has become a far better place since we entered it. |
I mostly agree. But it is lamentable, the course that has been taken these past 65 years. Getting in the empire business I mean. |
On a birthday, best to focus on the good. By any reasonable, international and historical measure, The United States is a very successful, free and stable country. |
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bacasper
Joined: 26 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 8:11 pm Post subject: |
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| mises wrote: |
| ubermenzch wrote: |
| ManintheMiddle wrote: |
Geckoman:
Happy Fourth to you as well. Thanks for sharing the historical anecdote.
What most non-Americans, de Tocqueville notwithstanding, do not understand is that America is not only a country; it's an idea. It represents the Modern writ large, warts and all.
And I agree, all things considered, the world has become a far better place since we entered it. |
I mostly agree. But it is lamentable, the course that has been taken these past 65 years. Getting in the empire business I mean. |
On a birthday, best to focus on the good. By any reasonable, international and historical measure, The United States is a very successful, free and stable country. |
Historical relativism aside, that does not mean that it could not have been or could not be better.
Am I an idealist? Maybe, but isn't that part of what made America great in the first place? |
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ManintheMiddle
Joined: 20 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 7:58 am Post subject: |
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uberumpf wrote:
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| I mostly agree. But it is lamentable, the course that has been taken these past 65 years. Getting in the empire business I mean. |
Empire began in 1892 with the annexation of the Kingdom of Hawaii, continued with the Philippines and other Spanish possessions after the Spanish American War, and subsided thereafter. Unless you're counting our intervention in banana republics in Latin America, where exactly did our empire persist after the 1930s? |
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ubermenzch
Joined: 09 Jun 2008
Location: bundang, south korea
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| Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 3:26 am Post subject: |
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| ManintheMiddle wrote: |
uberumpf wrote:
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| I mostly agree. But it is lamentable, the course that has been taken these past 65 years. Getting in the empire business I mean. |
Empire began in 1892 with the annexation of the Kingdom of Hawaii, continued with the Philippines and other Spanish possessions after the Spanish American War, and subsided thereafter. Unless you're counting our intervention in banana republics in Latin America, where exactly did our empire persist after the 1930s? |
Yeah, you're right. After WWII we just packed up our bags and went on home to mind our business.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/report/crs/crs_931007.htm |
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bacasper
Joined: 26 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 3:50 am Post subject: |
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| ubermenzch wrote: |
| ManintheMiddle wrote: |
uberumpf wrote:
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| I mostly agree. But it is lamentable, the course that has been taken these past 65 years. Getting in the empire business I mean. |
Empire began in 1892 with the annexation of the Kingdom of Hawaii, continued with the Philippines and other Spanish possessions after the Spanish American War, and subsided thereafter. Unless you're counting our intervention in banana republics in Latin America, where exactly did our empire persist after the 1930s? |
Yeah, you're right. After WWII we just packed up our bags and went on home to mind our business.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/report/crs/crs_931007.htm |
Yes, the Americult is alive and strong and can do no wrong. |
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Geckoman
Joined: 07 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 10:04 pm Post subject: GOD BLESS AMERICA! |
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My Fellow Americans,
We are all so extraordinary lucky to be a part of the freest, most prosperous and greatest nation in the history of the world.
In the history of the world, nations come and go, but there has never been something even close to the United States of America.
The United States is nothing less than a phenomena.
By the grace of God I just happened to born in the U.S. I was born something that countless people around the world would give anything to be -- an American. What extraordinary luck.
There are countless people around the world who can only dream of the freedom, prosperity and opportunities that we have in America and that we can't help but take for granted.
GOD BLESS AMERICA!
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