Celebrating the Declaration of Independence
The following editorial cartoon is used with the permission of William Warren and published by GetLiberty.org.
The following is excerpted from an essay by Bruce Walker that was posted earlier today at the American Thinker:
“When we celebrate the Fourth of July, we are celebrating one of the most important political documents in the history of the world. The Declaration is a statement to the world -- the people of the world was the audience -- about the very nature of government and its relationship to men. Sometimes we appreciate what this document was, but perhaps we need even more to appreciate what it was not.”
“It was not a poll-driven summation of current opinion. . . .
“The signers did not even seek a vote of the people . . . .
“The men who signed the Declaration of Independence represented the absolute opposite of "interest group politics" so slavishly worshipped in political science departments. They pledged their lives, their wealth, their liberty, and their honor -- everything -- on a toss of the dice. Often, even if the revolution won, these men personally lost. The game was not about them, their economic interest, or their political ambition. They won if America became a new order of liberty in the world. Interest politics would have led them all to make peace with the Crown. Moral principles led them to what Churchill would later call "blood, toil, sweat, and tears."
~ Bruce Walker, American Thinker essay
Take a few moments this weekend to study the Declaration of Independence. You can find it among the Historic Documents at Patriot Post.