SHARE WITH YOUR FAMILY: This Fourth of July Message Is More Important Than Ever

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1:40On July 2nd, 1776, the Continental Congress actually voted to declare independence. But it wasn't until two days later, on July 4th, when Thomas Jefferson's draft of the Declaration was officially adopted. That's the day that we now mark as the birthday of the United States. These old guys with funny wigs weren't just putting ink on parchment. They were risking everything, their lives, their families, their land, and their futures, all to break from the British crown and assert that freedom must come before fear. The war that followed the American Revolution lasted eight brutal years, and it wasn't until 1781 at the Battle of Yorktown that the British finally surrendered.

2:23And only in 1783, with the Treaty of Paris, Britain officially recognized the United States as a free and independent nation. That's exactly what we're celebrating today. Not just a piece of paper or a historical event, but a truly world-changing declaration. A belief that is echoed from abolitionists to suffragettes, from civil rights leaders to modern dissidents, that freedom is the natural state of man, and that governments derive their power from the consent of the governed. And yet here we are, 249 years later, still wrestling with all that stuff. And that's why I love this country. Not because it's perfect, but because it's honest enough to grow, debate, and improve without giving up its principles.

3:08So that's why today matters. That's why tonight matters. So let's light up the sky, guys, not just in celebration, but in renewal, a renewal of our commitment to liberty, to truth, and to the country that still makes it all possible, the U.S. of A. Happy Independence Day, everyone, and God bless America.

3:45Thank you.