It’s a day to celebrate those who have given up so much to give us our freedom. As I write, my brother-in-law is on a ship off the coast of New England, bringing storm aid, while my sister-in-law is at home with three kids.
It’s a day to be thankful. For our country. For our freedom.
Here are some great thoughts for a day like today:
Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty. — John F. Kennedy
Intellectually I know that America is no better than any other country; emotionally I know she is better than every other country. — Sinclair Lewis
The proper means of increasing the love we bear our native country is to reside some time in a foreign one. — William Shenstone
Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are ruined. — Patrick Henry
For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well organized and armed militia is their best security. — Thomas Jefferson
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal. ― Thomas Jefferson, The Declaration of Independence