Mariama Diallo
History Is a Weapon
Citizens, your fathers made good that resolution. They succeeded; and to-day you reap the fruits of their success. The freedom gained is yours; and you, therefore, may properly celebrate this anniversary. The 4th of July is the first great fact in your nation's history-the very ringbolt in the chain of your yet undeveloped destiny. Pride and patriotism, not less than gratitude, prompt you to celebrate and to hold it in perpetual remembrance. I have said that the Declaration of Independence is the ringbolt to the chain of your nation's destiny; so, indeed, I regard it. The principles contained in that instrument are saving principles. Stand by those principles, be true to them on all occasions, in all places, against all foes, and at whatever cost.
This paragraph is outlining the importance of the foundation laid by the 56 men that signed the declaration of independence. The declaration of Independence gave birth to a new nation, a free and independent nation from oppressive rule and tyranny. The declaration adopted on July 4th paved the way to all that we as a nation hold true today. Truth that all men are created equal, endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights. It is the moral document that laid the foundation for the Bill of Rights and the Constitution.
These truths and rights have made America today the best democracy on earth, where every human being enjoy all the rights and freedoms listed in the bill of rights- The document that was adopted on July 4th is what hold and allowed for the American ideal we are living in today. It spurred American diversity and superiority around the world. That is reason to celebrate and protect at any cost that which allowed us to hold all these rights and freedoms.
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