by Zoltan Abraham
The Fourth is here, which means that French kissing is out, at least for today. Couples should Freedom-kiss instead. Or, to be more accurate, we should be kissing our freedoms good-bye.
In 1776, a bunch of wealthy white guys got together to tell King George III to take a hike because he was trampling on their rights. On July 4th, they published the Declaration of Independence, in which they listed the ways in which the King had violated human rights. Eventually, after a bloody war (and significant assistance from the French), the Declaration of Independence led to the creation of the United States - a country whose Constitution shows a profound commitment to upholding the rights of all people (well, only white males at first, but in time the definition of human was expanded to include minorities, and even women).
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