What does the 4th of July in America mean to you?

Question

Me I was not born in this great country. Instead I had to take a test and pass it in order to be sworn in as a citizen some 24 years ago. It is still a city of liberty that is set on a hill and a shining example of what liberty and democracy means for a people that can choose at certain points in time how their country governs its people. What a gift that is not just for the past and present geneartion, but for the future generation as well..

Answer 1

The Fourth is a time for remembrance and reflection for me.  I still marvel at how a band of colonial rebels bound together by a commitment to democratic principles and a zeal for liberty, managed to successfully gain independence from the pre-eminent political power of the eighteenth century.  The Fourth should be a time of civic celebration and renewal.  We should all reflect on the sacrifice of our Founders, take the time to familiarize ourselves with the text of the Declaration of Independence, and recommit ourselves to upholding the ideals expressed in that document.

Answer 2

The 4th of July is the birth day of the greatest nation God ever gave man. I would say we are second in history to Israel under Solomon's rule.

On the 4th of July, I think of all the brave young men and women who paid the ultimate price to defend freedom and liberty. I look at the flag and I hear the Star Spangled Banner and it makes me swell with pride as tears flow from my eyes.

Answer 3

i think it is the independence day of america....

Answer 4

I think my article says it all.

http://www.ehow.com/how_2382784_show-pat...

Answer 5

Doesn't mean a thing to me but then again I'm not American and I don't live there.

Answer 6

It is a day to remember that freedom is something that should not be taken for granted. We must not become complacent about what this country has been built upon. It was not given to us, but it can slip away in a blink of an eye.

"Dissent is the highest form of patriotism." ~Howard Zinn

Answer 7

celebration of the soverienty of this country!!

Answer 8

well my grandpa lost his leg in the war and it means a tribute to him for me and all the people i think of that fight for independence. so i took this picture today and i show my mom and top her i wanted to put it by his grave somehow. she wants to frame it and were gonna put it there with a silk rose.

picture:

http://i32.tinypic.com/34otwkg.jpg

Answer 9

You have summed up pretty well what thee 4th of July means (or ought to mean) to Americans.  The Fourth also reminds me of a ragtag bunch of farmers and shopkeepers who had a dream that they were willing to put their lives on the line for and our responsibility today to keep that dream alive and well by being informed and responsible citizens.  The Fourth is also a day to thank God that I am an American - the greatest country on God's green earth!

God bless America!

Answer 10

Its a day of remembrance to me and my family.  I made it a point to have my children help me decorate fallen veterans graves.

Two of my sons went on to become military men.  They followed in the footsteps of their father, grandfathers, and great-grandfathers.

I am 80% disabled from combat incurred injuries.  The price I am paying for your freedom was worth every bit of the sacrifices all of us military people made and this day brings that vividly to my mind.

God bless America, may she ever be that bright shining city on a hill!

Answer 11

I think about the Declaration of Independence, and how everyone should read that incredible document...

I think about the 1st American Revolution, and how grateful I am that a rag-tag bunch of colonists were willing to sacrifice everything in order to free their families and their descendants from oppressive totalitarianism...

I always think of those who signed the Declaration itself, knowing that it would amount to a death sentence for them, and their families, should their revolution fail! I think about the solemnity they must have felt as they resolved their plans of leading the ill-equipped colonies into full-scale war against such a formidable opponent.

The 4th is a day to remember our duty as citizens, as the last line of defense against a tyrannical government. May we remain always vigilant!

Celebrate your second amendment, buy a rifle tomorrow when the stores re-open. You might thank yourself when the economy begins to implode in another couple of months.

Answer 12

it means a day off

Answer 13

Freedom,I think what our Founding Fathers gave us,how they went up against the more powerful British,and won.How they suffered,but would not give up.All for freedom.

Answer 14

It means that their are six days until payday.

Answer 15

day off from work,barbeque,cold beer and watching the fireworks.

Answer 16

It means extremely pain full and boring television programing on all the major television network channels all day long just like the rest of our national holidays.

Answer 17

It is an other day off! and a longer weekend than usual. It is a day to be with our families, make bbq's and drink Mexican beers!

Answer 18

Praise be to Our LORD!!!

happy 4†h bro†hers and sis†ers hoo love this flag of God!

http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ndceu/America...

may Allah (swt) bless us all and may America live long and prosper!!!

In God We Trust.

amen.

Gloria in Excelsis Deo!!!

(((sharp salute proper)))!!!