Just sitting here reminising (sp?) about how we spent the 4th of July this year. We really tried to explain to our kids that the parties and hoopla were for a reason, to honor our country. We read a few quotes by our founding fathers that really made me think, ones that I wish the country (or citizens, at least) repeated often, and so I thought I'd repeat them here, maybe to refresh our minds, my own included.

"Our Constitution was made for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." -John Adams

"To suppose that any form of government will secure liberty or happiness without virtue in the people is a chimerical idea." -James Madison

"If a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without God's notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without His aid?" -Benjamin Franklin

I just kept thinking about these, and realized how religious the founding fathers of our country were, and wanted my children (and many of the up coming generation to know) that we can't push religion aside without ruining what precious freedoms we have. Those freedoms were based on religion. God Bless America, and happy 4th to all those who celebrated.

Technorati Tags: Board Business [9]