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Whether you’re an American or an ally who is inspired by our Independence Day, set aside a little time today to reflect on what led our founders to take matters to hand and declare independence. Their sacrifices were enormous.

Of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, 56 men who pledged “to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor,”  nearly all of them were poorer at the end of the war than at the beginning. Fortunately, none of them died at the hands of the British, despite one-third serving as militia officers during the war. Unfortunately, four of the men were taken captive during the war. It could have gone a lot worse, and they knew it. But if they hadn’t accepted the risk, the world would be without the torch of freedom that is the United States of America.