The Principles of '76
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"I pledge
allegiance to
the Flag of the
United States
of America,
and to the
Republic for
which it stands:
one Nation
under God,
indivisible, with
Liberty and
Justice for all."
allegiance to
the Flag of the
United States
of America,
and to the
Republic for
which it stands:
one Nation
under God,
indivisible, with
Liberty and
Justice for all."
"The God who
gave us life gave
us liberty at the
same time" (Th:
Jefferson,
Summary View
of the Rights of
British America)
gave us life gave
us liberty at the
same time" (Th:
Jefferson,
Summary View
of the Rights of
British America)
Motto: "Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God"
| Jefferson on the 4th of July The Rights of Man Begin Here By John T. Lewis July 4, 2007 |
Just a few short days before his death, which coincidentally occurred on July 4, 1826,
Thomas Jefferson commented upon the fiftieth anniversary of American independence
(The 4th of July). He said,
All eyes are opened, or opening, to the rights of man. The general spread of the light of
science has already laid open to every view the .... truth, that the mass of mankind has not
been born with saddles on their backs, nor a favored few booted and spurred, ready to ride
them legitimately, by the grace of God. These are grounds of hope for others. For
ourselves, let the annual return of this day forever refresh our recollections of these rights,
and an undiminished devotion to them."
To Robert C. Weightman
Monticello, June 24, 1826 (10 days before his death)
Thomas Jefferson commented upon the fiftieth anniversary of American independence
(The 4th of July). He said,
All eyes are opened, or opening, to the rights of man. The general spread of the light of
science has already laid open to every view the .... truth, that the mass of mankind has not
been born with saddles on their backs, nor a favored few booted and spurred, ready to ride
them legitimately, by the grace of God. These are grounds of hope for others. For
ourselves, let the annual return of this day forever refresh our recollections of these rights,
and an undiminished devotion to them."
To Robert C. Weightman
Monticello, June 24, 1826 (10 days before his death)
The original American flag. Thirteen Stars and Stripes representing
the original thirteen colonies
the original thirteen colonies
The US Flag as it appeared on July 4, 1826, the fiftieth anniversary
of American Independence
of American Independence
