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Posts Tagged ‘Fourth of July’

  • Happy in the Confirmation of Our Independence and Sovereignty

    Posted July 3rd, 2009 at 9:40am in First Principles 3

    On December 23, 1783, General George Washington resigned his commission as Commander-in-Chief of the Army to Congress, which met then in the State House in Annapolis. Both Washington and Congress recognized the importance of the occasion, and the ceremony was carefully organized by a Protocol Committee headed by Thomas Jefferson. The scene was described by James [...] More

  • Ring Those Bells, America

    Posted July 2nd, 2009 at 3:32pm in First Principles 12

    Amid the political noise out of Washington, June’s opinion polls picked up a growing public disquiet over ever-greater government spending and intrusion. These expressions of concern reflect the resiliency of the spirit of 1776, which we celebrate on Independence Day. The just powers of government, the Declaration of Independence proclaimed on July 4, 1776, flow from [...] More

  • The Meaning of America

    Posted July 2nd, 2009 at 2:12pm in First Principles 2

    The Fourth of July presents the occasion not only to celebrate our great country, but also to reflect upon its meaning. The division between today’s liberals and conservatives is not irreducible to policy differences. It is indicative of a deeper debate about the meaning of America. Such debates are not new. Calvin Coolidge, our 30th president, often celebrated [...] More