Tim read this to me on the 4th of July morning, it was a letter from John Adams to his wife Abigail on Independence Day
and it brought tears to our eyes,
I wanted to share it with you:
and it brought tears to our eyes,
I wanted to share it with you:
I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding
Generations, as the great anniversary Festival.
It ought to be commemorated, as the Day of Deliverance by solemn Acts of Devotion to
God Almighty.
It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more.
You will think me transported with Enthusiasm but I am not. I am well aware of the Toil and Blood and Treasure, that it will cost Us to maintain this Declaration, and support and defend these States.
Yet through all the Gloom I can see the Rays of ravishing Light and Glory.
I can see that the End is more than worth all the Means.
And that Posterity will tryumph in that Days Transaction, even altho We should
rue it, which I trust in God We shall not.
Generations, as the great anniversary Festival.
It ought to be commemorated, as the Day of Deliverance by solemn Acts of Devotion to
God Almighty.
It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more.
You will think me transported with Enthusiasm but I am not. I am well aware of the Toil and Blood and Treasure, that it will cost Us to maintain this Declaration, and support and defend these States.
Yet through all the Gloom I can see the Rays of ravishing Light and Glory.
I can see that the End is more than worth all the Means.
And that Posterity will tryumph in that Days Transaction, even altho We should
rue it, which I trust in God We shall not.
whoa...we had all of that except shews and bonfires. but maybe if you count the off candle we lit that could be the bonfire. and shews? what is that anyway? maybe we DID have shews.
ReplyDeleteI have been reading John Adams for over two years. Its like the J the C book that you probably read in two weeks and I have yet to get past the first chapter. thanks for the great quote. very appropriate.
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