Two hundred and twenty six years ago, brave and selfless men risked their lives and fortunes to fight a revolution that signaled the end of one the greatest empires of the last millenia. Soon poor and rich men came together to fight the common enemy of tyranny. It began with these words:"When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation."So began the American Revolution. Unlike nearly every other revolution or civil war, it was not a single and isolated insurgency. It's repercussions are still heard today. Truly alone among nations, the United States it still the freest place on Earth, indeed the freest nation ever. She is the model and final arbiter of democracy. She has inspired imitators and enemies alike, and every one of them has failed, either to reproduce her unalienable right or destory her freedom. Today we face enemies from all sides, like never before. Where our friends once were, now stand adversaries who wish to remove our sovereignty, curb our power, and subsume our freedom. Where there were once weak and corrupt regimes now stand dangerous despots and their murderous agents working single-mindedly on our annihilation. And even so, where our enemy once stood, now stands a possible ally and hopeful brother-in-democracy. We must again prove our mettle, we must honor the memory of our founders, we must stand fast against the enemies of freedom, democracy, and God. Can we do it? Will we stay true to the path? Will we triumph?"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.