| Show Beyond the Fireworks Lies Real Meaning of the Fourth One hundred and seventy-five years ago the world saw the birth of a new one which openly sought to guarantee to its citizens the of Liberty and the pursuit of This infant born of a had the customary growing It was weaned on trial and The Articles of Confederation proved weak and inadequate and led finally to our Democracy and nationalism were principles which developed and became widespread as the land itself became populated and proved And then reared its head threatened to destroy the good that had been The foundations the founding fathers had laid were stronger than this frightening and the union The foundations are still Americans' have for the privileges granted them under the liberal government of the Constitution and this observance of the Fourth finds this nation leading the struggle to obtain these same unalienable rights for the peoples of the rest of the The Fourth of July is an exciting day for Traditionally it is a day of celebration and With the ever-present commercialization of today it has become even cap parades and parties are the fare for the It should be But let's take a moment during our fun to remember the original significance of the Let's recall a little of what the men of the Second Continental Congress had in mind when they put their stamp of approval upon the Declaration of Independence as it was penned by Thomas A remembrance of the ideals of Americanism would make our day fuller and our appreciation of Independence day even A reaffirmation of our belief in freedom of press and the right of petition would be in Bringing these ideals down to concrete examples we might even try practicing some of the good-American traits we are preaching Here on campus we can take care to see that our opinions about religion and the economical situation don't get us into a tizzy or so obscure our minds that we can't see the other fellow's side of the or what is worse that we don't get to the point where we refuse to even listen to the other Foreign students at the university give us an opportunity to show that we really mean to welcome strangers to our They've come here to obtain technical but practical insight into a really friendly example of democratic American life wouldn't be so bad Patriotic feelings are difficult to express without their becoming rather Every American's pride in his country was ably expressed by William Tyler clerk of the United States House of who wrote American's in This creed was accepted by the House of Representatives on behalf of the American people in 1918 and today its words add firmness to our resolves and hopes for believe in the United States of America as a government of the by the for the whose just powers are derived from the contest of the a democracy in a a sovereign Nation of many sovereign a perfect one and established upon these principles of justice and humanity for which American patriots sacrificed their lives and therefore believe it is my duty to my country to love to support its to obey its to respect its and to defend it against all John |
