Independence Day is a holiday in the United States commemorating the Declaration of Independence of the United States, on July 4, 1776. "Liberties aren't given, they are taken." - A. Huxley "Freedom is not enough." - L.B. Johnson "It is easy to take liberty for granted, when you have never had it taken from you." - Unkn. "Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction." - R. Reagan "We fail to realize our good fortune in living in a country where happiness is more than a lack of tragedy." - P. Sweeney "With freedom comes responsibility." - E. Roosevelt "Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it." - G.B. Shaw "We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it." - W.Faulkner "This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave." - E. Davis "America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination, and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand." - H. Truman "Independence now and forever!" - D. Webster "America means opportunity, freedom, power." - R.W. Emerson "Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must undergo the fatigue of supporting it." - T. Paine As you leave work ( or even play ) today and embrace the holiday weekend, take just one minute to actually consider what it is that you are celebrating and how it came to be. From day one, your liberty was secured upon the backs of people willing to sacrifice to the death for it. Kiss your loved ones, be thankful for what you have, and by all means celebrate. And as you do, stop for one moment and ask yourself if you are an American worth the effort of all that has preceded you. Are you an American worth fighting for? Are you an American worth dying for? Set the example this weekend. Show up. Be courteous. Be respectful. Don't subtract from the population. Don't add to the population. Don't need bail. Don't get dead. And stay off SGM's grass. That is all. Have fun. 👍💪🇺🇸⚙️ American Machine & Gear Works #WhenItHASToBeRight #MakeSureItsAmerican #AmericanMade #MadeInAmerica #MadeInMilwaukee #NotMadeInChina #Surgical #Medical #Gears https://www.instagram.com/p/CfklXi9OJcu/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=