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Independence Day ****2007****President Bush Celebrates Independence Day With West Virginia Air National GuardPresident Bush on Wednesday said, "For the past six and a half years, it's been a privilege to be the President of such a good and decent nation that inspires and holds out hope to people all across the world. It's an awesome experience, and a humbling experience to hold a powerful office like President. It brings with it the great honor of being the Commander-in-Chief of the finest military the world has ever known. Because of the service of our military men and women, because our nation has got a military full of the bravest and most decent people that I've ever met, America remains a beacon of hope for all around the world; America remains the place where peace has the best chance to be encouraged."Independence Day, 2007Two hundred thirty-one years ago, 56 brave men signed their names to a bold creed of freedom that set the course of our Nation and changed the history of the world. On this anniversary, we remember the great courage and conviction of our Founders, and we celebrate the enduring principles of our Declaration of Independence.Through selfless sacrifice and unrelenting determination, the patriots of the American Revolution ensured that our Nation's claim to liberty and equality would not be dismissed or forgotten. The ideals they fought for and the country they helped establish are lasting symbols of hope to the entire world. Declaration of IndependenceIN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776.When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.Independence Timeline1765-1773 Dec. 16, 1773 Sept. 5, 1774 April 19, 1775 May 10, 1775 June 11, 1776 June 28, 1776 July 4, 1776 ArchivesPhoto EssaysRelated LinksNational Archives & Records Administration (NARA) Library of Congress: Declaring Independence: Drafting the Documents | ||