The achievement of independence in America in the year 1777 on 4th of July brought about a radical change with numerous development activities carried out after the declaration of independence. The birth of United States of America was not an easy one rather it was an eventful chronicle of hard struggle and bloodshed by the Americans who pursued independence from a tyrannical foreign rule. To mark the celebration of Independence Day in America, 4th of July quotes are being well propagated through out the country to arouse feelings of patriotism and nationalistic fervor among the young and the old. The unfurling of the national flag on 4th of July and the national anthem playing beside it truly eulogizes the kindred feelings of oneness with the nation. And what better way to observe this red letter day by sharing the popular Fourth of July quotes among your friends and colleagues.
An Historical Background of America---
Since the early ages, the land of America was inhabited by the British, Dutch, the French and the Spanish in different regions of America, but in the due course the British assumed greater power. In 1765, the British government passed the Stamp Act which was met with great protests from varied quarters of American colonists. This also le3d to wide protests as from time to time the then British government imposed a series of taxes and promulgations which infuriated the anger of the Americans. In 1774 the 13 American colonies sent their political representatives to Philadelphia and Pennsylvania to form the First Continental Congress. The first draft of the 'Declaration of Independence' was prepared on 28th June 1776 and the 'Treaty of Independence' was signed on 4th July 1776.
Here's sharing with you some quotations on 4th July---
1. "America is much more than a geographical fact. It is a political and moral fact - the first community in which men set out in principle to institutionalize freedom, responsible government, and human equality."---
Adlai Stevenson
2. "In a chariot of light from the region of the day,
The Goddess of Liberty came
She brought in her hand as a pledge of her love,
the plant she named Liberty Tree."---
Thomas Paine
3. "Then join hand in hand, brave Americans all!
By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall."---
John Dickinson
4. "Our flag is red, white and blue,
but our nation is a rainbow -
red, yellow, brown, black and white -
and we're all precious in God's sight."----
Jesse Jackson
5. "Our flag is our national ensign,
pure and simple,
behold it! Listen to it!
Every star has a tongue,
every stripe is articulate."
~Robert C. Winthrop (1809-1894),
Senator from Massachusetts~
6. "Our flag is red, white and blue,
but our nation is a rainbow -
red, yellow, brown, black and white -
and we're all precious in God's sight."
~Jesse Jackson~
7. "Where liberty dwells, there is my country"--- Benjamin Franklin
8. "Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal." --- Abraham Lincoln, the Gettysburg Address, 1863
Thus, unravel the nationalistic passions of the Independence Day celebration of America through special 4th of July quotes.
