Something To Think About Today...
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
- Declaration of Independence
There, I guess King George will be able to read that.
- John Hancock, Remark, July 4, 1776
A toast? Yeah. To high treason. That's what these men were committing when they signed the Declaration. Had we lost the war, they would have been hanged, beheaded, drawn and quartered, and-Oh! Oh, my personal favorite-and had their entrails cut out and burned! So... Here's to the men who did what was considered wrong, in order to do what they knew was right...
- Ben Gates (Nicholas Cage), National Treasure
For the men and women who had the strength and conviction two hundred and thirty one years ago today to sign what could have been their death warrants to preserve their rights as independent human beings and created the great country that remains today, thank you.
- Declaration of Independence
There, I guess King George will be able to read that.
- John Hancock, Remark, July 4, 1776
A toast? Yeah. To high treason. That's what these men were committing when they signed the Declaration. Had we lost the war, they would have been hanged, beheaded, drawn and quartered, and-Oh! Oh, my personal favorite-and had their entrails cut out and burned! So... Here's to the men who did what was considered wrong, in order to do what they knew was right...
- Ben Gates (Nicholas Cage), National Treasure
For the men and women who had the strength and conviction two hundred and thirty one years ago today to sign what could have been their death warrants to preserve their rights as independent human beings and created the great country that remains today, thank you.