The Fourth of July, or Independence Day, is a federal holiday in the United States that celebrates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. We have gathered some quotes followed by an infographic on celebrating the Fourth of July.
Fourth of July Quotes
“This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or exercise their revolutionary right to overthrow it.”
– Abraham Lincoln
“Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.”
– George Washington
“We must always remember that America is a great nation today not because of what government did for people but because of what people did for themselves and for one another.”
– Richard M. Nixon
“Where liberty dwells, there is my country.”
– Benjamin Franklin
“Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and oppressions of body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day.”
– Thomas Jefferson
“July 4. Statistics show that we lose more fools on this day than in all the other days of the year put together. This proves, by the number left in stock, that one fourth of July per year is now inadequate, the country has grown so.”
– Mark Twain
“For what avail the plough or sail, Or land or life, if freedom fail?”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
“He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from opposition; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that will reach himself.”
– Thomas Paine
“There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America.”
– Bill Clinton
“Patriotism is voluntary. It is a feeling of loyalty and allegiance that is the result of knowledge and belief. A patriot shows their their patriotism through their actions, by their choice.”
– Jesse Ventura
Fourth of July Infographic
Avoid The Most Common Injuries Suffered On Independence Day
Infographic by VFIS.
