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Article: Message on the observance of Independence Day, 2007.(Week Ending Friday, June 29, 2007)(Brief article)
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- Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
- Article date:
- July 2, 2007
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June 29, 2007
I send greetings to Americans everywhere celebrating Independence Day.
Two hundred thirty-one years ago, 56 brave men signed their names to a bold creed of freedom that set the course of our Nation and changed the history of the world. On this anniversary, we remember the great courage and conviction of our Founders, and we celebrate the enduring principles of our Declaration of Independence.
Through selfless sacrifice and unrelenting determination, the patriots of the American Revolution ensured that our Nation's claim to liberty and equality would not be dismissed or forgotten. The ideals they fought for and the country they ...