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Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness, a God Given Right
Website DIVISIONS (Over 600 articles to help you to grow in every facet of your life) Written by Jimmie Burroughs Email to a friend- Thomas Jefferson, in 1971, said these words, which are engraved on the Jefferson Memorial in Washington: “God who gave us life gave us liberty. Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed a conviction that these liberties are the gift of God?” On July 4, 1776, the United States of America declared its independence from England, letting the world know that America was free. July 4th is more than just a celebration, and a time to set off fireworks; it is the…
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It was America that gave birth to “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”
Written by Jimmie Burroughs “Our country is not the only thing to which we owe our allegiance. It is also owed to justice and to humanity. Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong.” James Bryce On this Memorial Day, 2011, let us never forget the price that has been paid for our freedom. It was America that gave birth to “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” and has been the brave men and women of this nation who have bought it and sustained it. Patriotism is still alive and well in this great nation regardless of…