On this Independence Day I am going to take a minute this morning and express my deep appreciation for our Founding Fathers. The courage and bravery it took to finally declare independence from the tyranny and oppression of the British Empire is almost beyond comprehension. But those incredible men finally had enough of high taxation, a remote all-powerful central government, and were fed up with a ruling class running the daily lives of hard working colonists.
It is hard to imagine the thrill and fear that they must have felt when they formally declared to rebel against the most powerful country and army in the world. Then again, they had a vision of rights, freedoms, and liberties that couldn’t be extinguished no matter how hard their rulers tried. It would be 7 more years before Americans beat the most powerful army in the world. Suffering, commitment, sacrifice, and bravery won the day.
Our Founders were some of the most brilliant men that have ever lived…and we must be thankful for that day in 1776 when their courage and bravery led them to our Constitution, our Bill of Rights, our Republic and the knowledge that man can enjoy rights, liberties, and freedoms if they have the courage to fight for them.
