In his last known letter, Thomas Jefferson declined an invitation to a celebration for the 50th anniversary of The Declaration of Independence due to poor health. However, his hopes and dreams for our young country still seemed to animate his writing:
May it [The United States of America] be to the world, what I believe it will be, (to some parts sooner, to others later, but finally to all,) the signal of arousing men to burst the chains under which monkish ignorance and superstition had persuaded them to bind themselves, and to assume the blessings and security of self-government.
That is still true for most of world, although the governments of some of our oldest allies seem to have forgotten what our "grand experiment" represents to most of the world's people: hope.
Happy Independence Day everyone!
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