Show JULY FOURTH I The Fourth of or July Is a n yearly carly cele cele- i Oration recognized In the tho United States I as an anniversary commemorating the Declaration of ot Independence nce We might designate It as a n day dedicated to con con- conscience science The vigor of conscience Is strong enough to Involve a nation or many nations In war powerful enough 1 to tomake d make men fight for peace Conscience Js 8 a part of man which will not let him hh i ir rest r If his freedom Is attacked and forit for forIt It alone alono an Individual will accept hard bard hardship ard- ard I ship that he might protect his family and his country There are those who I give away their conscience sometimes following a leader who deprives them of r the rights of freedom freed m. m They thus place 1 power In the tho wrong hands and man be be- becomes becomes becomes comes a machine It Is then that the destinies of nations ar affected d Liberty as the air we breathe man mantakes mantakes mantakes takes for granted until It Is assailed and I then creatures cr tures f must choose to decline and fall or or rise and ad a d prevail On July 4 17 1716 0 was signed the Declaration of In In- Independence Independence Independence dependence that poured forth the hatred hat hat- hatred red r tl of cruelty and Injustice that de de- declared the faith In mans man's goodness In his desire for tolerance tOl rance The composition was Was from the pen of Thomas Jefferson his sentiments were those of all Ameri Ameri- Americans Americans cans who were united to remain Inde inde- Independent independent pendent col o The Declaration of Independence was the conscience of all men at work It was signed and sealed but to preserve Its rights and dictates this country has had to fight tight at home and abroad since 1776 With such cherished liberties we cannot neglect to be constantly vigilant that such are not abused or erased Wo We live In a complicated world where all nations do not choose our way of life where even In our own land all allmen allmen allmen men do not regard this document as asI essential to our well Against I storms Inside and outside the nation we must protect ourselves Conscience will not let us become so self satisfied I that we become careless The firecracker and tho the atom bomb can cnn both disturb a atoo atoo too placid and complacent citizenship I J |