Category Archive: Independence Day

Jul
04
2010

“When in the Course of human events…”

  The Declaration of Independence: A Transcription IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, …

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Jul
04
2009

“The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America…”

The Declaration of Independence: A Transcription IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the …

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Jul
04
2008

In Congress, July 4, 1776…

The Declaration of Independence: A Transcription IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the …

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Jul
05
2007

The Americans Who Risked Everything…

In honor of Independence Day, radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh III reprints an address written by his father and it is worth the read. Rush Limbaugh, Jr. spent years researching this address which he delivered many times. A brief excerpt… A total of 86 alterations were made. Almost 500 words were eliminated, leaving 1,337. …

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Jul
04
2006

“Thomas Jefferson Still Lives…”

Last year, I broke my own tradition. Starting back in 2001, I used to email friends and family with my thoughts on Independence Day. When I started my own blog in the fall of 2003, I stopped sending the email and posted my view on ConBlog for the world to see. In fact, I’ve already …

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Jul
04
2004

The Shadow of Jefferson…

I decided this year that, to celebrate the anniversary of America’s birth, that I would spend this Independence Day in our Nation’s capitol. You see, this most American of holidays is like like Christmas to me. No, in fact, it’s better than Christmas because it celebrates everything our society is about, good and bad.

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