As yesterday was our nation's 240th birthday, I would like to dedicate this post to some quotations &c. to celebrate its birth!
~Quotations~
"It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible."
~George Washington, 1st United States President
"Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate for the governance of any other."
~John Adams, 2nd United States President
"Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president."
~Theodore Roosevelt, 26th United States President
"Our debt to the heroic men...in the service of our country can never be repaid. They have earned our undying gratitude. America will never forget their sacrifices."
~Harry S. Truman, 33rd United States President
"America was founded by people who believed that God was their Rock of safety."
~Ronald Reagan, 40th United States President
~Scripture~
"For you have been called to live in freedom, brethren; only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but to serve one another."
~Galatians 5:13
"Act as free men, and do not use your freedom as a covering for evil, but use it as bond-slaves of God. Honor all people, love the brotherhood, fear God, honor the king."
~1 Peter 2:16-17
"Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord!"
~Psalm 33:12
~Poetry~
The Ragged Old Flag
by Johnny Cash
I walked through a county courthouse square,
On a park bench an old man was sitting there.
I said, "Your old courthouse is kinda run down."
He said, "Naw, it'll do for our little town."
I said, "Your old flagpole has leaned a little bit,
And that's a Ragged Old Flag you got hanging on it."
On a park bench an old man was sitting there.
I said, "Your old courthouse is kinda run down."
He said, "Naw, it'll do for our little town."
I said, "Your old flagpole has leaned a little bit,
And that's a Ragged Old Flag you got hanging on it."
He said, "Have a seat," and I sat down.
"Is this the first time you've been to our little town?"
I said, "I think it is." He said, "I don't like to brag,
But we're kinda proud of that Ragged Old Flag.
"Is this the first time you've been to our little town?"
I said, "I think it is." He said, "I don't like to brag,
But we're kinda proud of that Ragged Old Flag.
"You see, we got a little hole in that flag there when
Washington took it across the Delaware.
And it got powder-burned the night Francis Scott Key
Sat watching it writing Say Can You See.
And it got a bad rip in New Orleans
With Packingham and Jackson tuggin' at its seems.
Washington took it across the Delaware.
And it got powder-burned the night Francis Scott Key
Sat watching it writing Say Can You See.
And it got a bad rip in New Orleans
With Packingham and Jackson tuggin' at its seems.
"And it almost fell at the Alamo
Beside the Texas flag, but she waved on though.
She got cut with a sword at Chancellorsville
And she got cut again at Shiloh Hill.
There was Robert E. Lee, Beauregard, and Bragg,
And the south wind blew hard on that Ragged Old Flag.
Beside the Texas flag, but she waved on though.
She got cut with a sword at Chancellorsville
And she got cut again at Shiloh Hill.
There was Robert E. Lee, Beauregard, and Bragg,
And the south wind blew hard on that Ragged Old Flag.
"On Flanders Field in World War I
She got a big hole from a Bertha gun.
She turned blood red in World War II.
She hung limp and low by the time it was through.
She was in Korea and Vietnam.
She was sent where she was by her Uncle Sam.
She got a big hole from a Bertha gun.
She turned blood red in World War II.
She hung limp and low by the time it was through.
She was in Korea and Vietnam.
She was sent where she was by her Uncle Sam.
"She waved from our ships upon the briny foam,
And now they've about quit waving her back here at home.
In her own good land here she's been abused --
She's been burned, dishonored, denied, and refused.
And now they've about quit waving her back here at home.
In her own good land here she's been abused --
She's been burned, dishonored, denied, and refused.
"And the government for which she stands
Is scandalized throughout the land.
And she's getting threadbare and wearing thin,
But she's in good shape for the shape she's in.
'Cause she's been through the fire before
And I believe she can take a whole lot more.
Is scandalized throughout the land.
And she's getting threadbare and wearing thin,
But she's in good shape for the shape she's in.
'Cause she's been through the fire before
And I believe she can take a whole lot more.
"So we raise her up every morning, take her
Down every night.
We don't let her touch the ground and we fold
Her up right.
Down every night.
We don't let her touch the ground and we fold
Her up right.
On second thought, I do like to brag,
'Cause I'm mighty proud of the Ragged Old Flag."
~A Fun Quiz :)~
How Much Do You Know About Independence Day?
Adapted from the Ashbrook Center
The answers are at the end of this post. Let me know how you do in the Comments section! ;)
~Some Constitutional Humor :)~
"We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessing of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."
Love,
Ava Katherine <3
~Answers~
1-C, 2-C, 3-D, 4-B, 5-4, 6-D, 7-D, 8-B, 9-D, 10-B, 11-C
1) The 4th of July commemorates what
important historic occasion?
a)
The end of the Revolutionary War
b)
The signing of the Declaration of Independence
c)
Adoption of the Declaration of Independence by
Congress
d)
The signing of the Constitution
2) In which city was the Declaration signed?
a)
Boston
b)
New York
c)
Philadelphia
d)
Washington
3) Which of the following did not sign the
Declaration of Independence?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
John Adams
c)
William Whipple
d)
George Washington
4) Which of the following was included in the
Declaration as a complaint against King George and the British Parliament?
a)
Allowed only British tea to be sold in America
b)
Imposed taxes without consent
c)
Appointed liberal, non-originalist judges
d)
Gave charters to Church of England only, not
other religious bodies
5) Which memorable phrase is not included in
the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
b)
The laws of nature and of nature’s God
c)
Give me liberty or give me death
d)
Supreme Judge of the world
6) The original Declaration of Independence is
housed in:
a)
Independence Hall in Philadelphia
b)
Library of Congress
c)
Smithsonian Institution
d)
National Archives
7) How many delegates from the 13 colonies
signed the Declaration of Independence?
a)
13
b)
26
c)
39
d)
56
8) Which two presidents died on the 4th of
July?
a)
George Washington and John Adams
b)
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
c)
Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
d)
Herbert Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt
9) What year did they die in?
a)
1822 and 1826
b)
1787 and 1833
c)
1905 and 1929
d)
They both died in 1826
10) Which president was born on the 4th
of July?
a)
Howard Taft
b)
Calvin Coolidge
c)
Dwight Eisenhower
d) Richard
Nixon
11) According to the Declaration of Independence,
the people have the following right:
a) The
right to bear arms
b) The
right to equal protection of the laws
c) The
right to alter or abolish their government
d) The
right to a free education
This is a cool post Ava, I like how you did the question and all!:) HAPPY late INDEPENDENTS DAY!!!
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