Posted on 07/03/2021 3:17:26 AM PDT by Kaslin
Most Americans celebrating the July 4th holiday today underappreciate or have forgotten that it was the sheer power of the ideas in the Declaration of Independence that was the determining factor for the Americans in winning the War of Independence.
Additionally, most today have no idea how somber the occasion was when those 56 members of the Continental Congress committed themselves to signing the Declaration in July of 1776. They knew that taking pen to paper as a signatory was for each a death warrant for being a traitor to Great Britain. Thus, the first Declaration of Independence that was signed on July 4, did not have signatures from the committed delegates. Instead, there were two signatures on that first document: John Hancock, president of the Continental Congress and Charles Thomson, secretary of the Continental Congress.
It took more than two weeks for the Declaration to be “engrossed” -- that is written on parchment in a clear hand. Many of the 56 delegates to the Continental Congress who had agreed to sign the document did so on August 2, but there were new delegates who replaced some six of the original delegates and there were an additional seven delegates who could not sign until many weeks later. At that time Great Britain was the dominant power in the western world, and the reality was that the untrained and underequipped American colonial army had almost no chance of defeating the British army and navy -- the most formidable military force in the world. So the 56-signatory Declaration was held in abeyance to protect the lives and property of the signers for release at a later time.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
Yes, these individual signers put themselves in peril and in humane eyes there was no chance the colonists would win, and as the article mentions pray was important. But more to the point, it was God’s plan or will that it was already determined that the colonists would win. Also, between the inferior tactics of the British, the distance they were away from home & supplies and the fact that many of the British soldiers have already been away from for many years, the conclusion was already written even if it would be a long drawn out ordeal.
Agreed.
Most Americans don't realize the larger point that it was the Declaration and the Constitution that have made America exceptional and that they are only ideas written down by our Founding Fathers.
The idea of 'Rights from God' and not gummints or royalty was a novel and distinct idea.
The Founders knew that without a belief in God, the freedoms and rights that we have will be eroded {as is happening}.
We give you a Republic, if you can keep it.
May God continue to Bless America.
Watch and see how much attention biden pays to Independence Day. Remember mooochelle: “All this for a flag?”
Excellent point, and yes I do remember.
The speech of the unknown orator at the signing of the Declaration.https://www.livingheritagetours.com/4th-of-july/
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Bump.
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