Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Independence Day 2009

"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
~ Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, No. 4, 1777

"If ye love wealth greater than liberty, the tranquility of servitude greater than the animating contest for freedom, go home from us in peace. We seek not your counsel, nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you; and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen."
~ Samuel Adams
"No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation."
~General Douglas MacArthur
"God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are always ready to guard and defend it."
~Daniel Webster (1834)
"The future doesn't belong to the faint-hearted. It belongs to the brave."
~Ronald Reagan

4 comments:

kaygun said...

Beautiful captures of the fireworks and the quotes are great. Nice job. KG

Providence Prairie said...

Kay,

Thank you! Did you get to go see the fireworks? We had a great evening, the fireworks were great, and the weather was perfect!

Clair said...

Where were these fireworks at?

Providence Prairie said...

They were set off over the local reservoir which made for a beautiful performance!