Typical of most Americans and most people in modern society, we shorten the descriptive title and the meaning of important events and important days to remember.
I believe that we all refer to Independence Day as the 4th of July. In doing so, I believe we loose the real meaning of this day.
Thom Hartmann did a wonderful show the other day, where he dedicated the last hour of that show to the true meaning of what the 4th of July or Independence Day really stands for.
This is what July 4th, this Nation, the Declaration of Independence and our Constitution are all about.
Thom Hartmann hour 3 - 7/1/08 - KPOJ
The first half hour is split between his reading of the Declaration of Independence (in typical Thom style) and passages from his book "What Would Jefferson Do".
It should draw a tear from you as it did many of the callers (last half hour) and myself.
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