From John Adams' Letter to his wife, Abigail, written the afternoon of July 3, 1776.

The second day of July, 1776, will be memorable Epocha in the History of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations, as the great Anniversary Festival. It ought to be commemorated, as the day of deliverance by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp, shews, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires and illuminations, from one end of the continent to the other, from this time forward forever.

You will think me transported with enthusiasm; but I am not. I am well aware of the toil, and blood, and treasure, that it will cost us to maintain this declaration, and support and defend these states. Yet, through all the gloom, I can see the rays of light and glory; I can see that the end is more than worth all the means, and that posterity will triumph, although you and I may rue, which I hope we shall not.

So let us this day remember the work of Lee and Adams, Franklin and Jefferson, and all those patriots whose courage and love of country led to the signing of the Declaration of Independence two days later, on July 4, 1776.

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