>From: Coalition for Property Rights <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Celebrating Personal Courage >Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2006 15:58:42 -0400 (EDT) > > > > > > > > >Coalition for Property Rights > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Celebrating Personal Courage > >July 6, 2006 > > > >While the dictionary may define patriotism as "love for or devotion to >one's country," the nation whose birthday we celebrate every July 4th was >not created by citizens who simply loved their country. The personal >willingness to take action is the mark of a true patriot. >Our nation arose when ordinary citizens reacted to the overreach of >government - in defense of their rights and the simple idea that any >government funded by the people should respect its citizenry, act >appropriately toward them, and protect their freedoms, not usurp them. >Today, we are blessed to live in one of the freest and most prosperous >nations in the world because a relatively small number of citizen leaders >chose not to sit on the sidelines. When they could no longer support a >status quo, these men and women were not content to privately voice their >frustrations. They did more than wave flags and espouse an intellectual >passion for a set of ideals. They were willing to take up the fight for >these ideas personally. >These individuals contributed their time, energy and resources to a cause >greater than their own. >We celebrate July 4th because it is the date the Declaration of >Independence was signed. Fifty-six individuals penned their names with full >awareness their signatures were evidence of treason, punishable by penalty >of death. >Who were these men? A few names, such as John Hancock, John Adams, Benjamin >Franklin and Thomas Jefferson may be recognizable. What about the rest, the >unsung heroes? Josiah Bartlett, Matthew Thornton & William Whipple of New >Hampshire. Elbridge Gerry, Samuel Adams & Robert Treat Paine of >MassachusettsWilliam Ellery & Stephen Hopkins of Rhode IslandSamuel >Huntington, Roger Sherman, William Williams & Oliver Wolcott of >ConnecticutWilliam Floyd, Francis Lewis, Philip Livingston & Lewis Morris >of New YorkAbraham Clark, John Hart, Francis Hopkinson, Richard Stockton & >John Witherspoon of New JerseyGeorge Clymer, Robert Morris, John Morton, >George Ross, Benjamin Rush, James Smith, George Taylor & James Wilson of >Pennsylvania Thomas McKean, George Read & Caesar Rodney of DelawareCharles >Carroll, Samuel Chase, William Paca & Thomas Stone of MarylandCarter >Braxton, Benjamin Harrison, Francis Lightfoot Lee, Richard Henry Lee, >Thomas Nelson, Jr. & George Wythe of Virginia Joseph Hewes, William Hooper >& John Penn of North CarolinaThomas Heyward, Jr., Thomas Lynch, Jr., Arthur >Middleton & Edward Rutledge of South CarolinaButton Gwinnett, Lyman Hall & >George Walton of Georgia >The last line of the Declaration clearly indicates these men were willing >to stand up in defense of liberty, despite the personal risk. >"And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the >protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our >Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor." >John Hancock, who placed his large flamboyant signature on square center, >understood a price would be placed on their heads. He commented, "The >British ministry can read that name without spectacles; let them double >their reward." >While most of the Signers were well-educated sons of landed Colonial >families, some had very informal educations or were self-taught. Their >number included English, Scottish and Irish immigrants not born in the >Colonies. Several were orphaned in their youth. Some were lawyers and >statesmen, but their ranks also included successful merchants, farmers, >soldiers, surveyors, sheriffs, clerks of the court, seamen, carpenters, a >cobbler and even an ironworker. Their ages ranged from 26 to 70. >They shared an understanding of the value of freedom and liberty. They were >each they were willing to put their lives and fortunes at risk to advance >these ideals. Most lost friends or family and several died penniless as a >result of their support for the war. >These patriots took note of the oppression of the British government and >could not stand silent. They chose to stand up for their beliefs in the >face of insurmountable odds because they believed in the rights they were >fighting for. >Our libraries are filled with the biographies of great men whose courageous >acts changed history. It is important that future generations learn from >these leadership examples. >However, as we celebrate our nation's birth, we should also recognize the >equally selfless contributions of thousands of ordinary patriots whose >personal sacrifices fueled the American Revolution. Their individual >decisions to act, when inaction was by far the easier course, made the >difference in America's fight for independence. >Reader reflections welcomed! [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To stand up and be counted in the fight to defend American property rights, >please visit: http://www.proprights.com/joinus/ > > > > > > > > >Corporate Sponsors: > > > >A. 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