Our very pro American professor today said that mentioning the phrase "July 4th" is treason. He did however signal appreciation for our return to the "lawful allegiance" by being here in England. He was joking on both counts. We actually have plans for the celebration. A pub here on the street we all live on is having a party that lasts until midnight. The pub is apparently owned by some of the former owners of TGI Fridays. I was going to try to mastermind a cook out before the Snug decided to profit from our patrotism in a foreign land.
In honor of the day here are some of my favorite lines from the Declaration of Independence.
"When a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object, evidences a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government , and to provide new Guards for their future security."
"A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people."
and of course
"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 separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation."
Cheers!
2 comments:
Greetings & salutations to you from the great State of Mississippi! I am enjoying your comments & photos.....feels like a guided tour. You are really good with your descriptions. I especially enjoyed your driving experience: glad you both survived that one. Nothing exciting to report from here. We made it back from Oklahoma City (soccer trip) safe & sound. The folks living there are thinking about starting construction on an ark because of the non-stop rain, which continued the entire time we were there. Everyone says "hello" and even though we miss you, we are so glad you two are enjoying the experiences of this trip. Be safe and keep blogging!
Hello my favorite cousins! I hope y'all are having SOO much fun across the pond. I must say that the first Dec. quote sounds awfully familiar.. like from the movie National Treasure, but perhaps it's just coincidence. I can't wait to hear everything when y'all get back. Have fun and I'll talk to you again soon!!
PEACE HOMIES =)
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