Hello, and thank you for joining me today for Give Him 15 Happy Independence Day.

And the title of our post is, Happy Birthday, America.

On our nation's birthday, let's command the forward by looking at some of the great declarations and statements

made by American founders. These quotes are powerful, inspiring, demonstrate their faith,

and confirm America's purpose. Founding father, Patrick Henry, led the Virginia militia,

was a member of the Continental Congress, a five-time governor of Virginia, and more.

He was also a great orator.

As tensions continued to grow between Britain and the colonists,

Henry presented resolutions to the Virginia Convention to raise and establish a militia.

His opponents urged caution. On March 23rd, 1775, this would be a year before the

declaration, Henry uttered the now famous line, give me liberty or give me death. Sadly, many Americans have never heard the rest of this amazing speech.

I provided a link.

Here are just a few more lines.

If we wish to be free, we must fight.

I repeat it, sir, we must fight. I repeat it, sir. We must fight.

An appeal to arms.

There's that word keeps cropping up with these founders.

Appeal.

We must appeal to arms and to the God of hosts.

Let me read it again, sorry, an appeal to the, to arms and to the God of hosts

is all that has left us. We are not weak if we make a proper use of the means which the God of nature

hath placed in our power. We shall not fight our

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