Quote of the Week

July 4, 2008 on 12:00 am | In Quote of the Week  Email This Post

He was off by two days, but he definitely was able to see into the future:

“The second day of July, 1776 will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America.  I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival.  It ought to be commemorated, as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty.  It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forever more.”
               - John Adams
                 2nd President of the United States
                 Signer, The Declaration of Independence

Have a wonderful Independence Day weekend celebration!

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