Politics & Government

Question of the Day: How Will You Celebrate America's Independence Today?

We celebrate the birth of this country today. What does it mean to you?

Today we celebrate the 235th anniversary of our nation and the words that we hope has served as the philosophy behind its creation.

"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."

Those are the key words of the Declaration of Independence, but the concepts of liberty, independence and freedom means different things to different people.

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We want to know what they mean to you.

So our question is: What does Independence Day mean to you?

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