The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch 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 and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward for evermore.
— John Adams
Adams was commenting on the adoption of Richard Henry Lee's Resolution, the first resolution adopted by the Continental Congress that asserted the right and fact of Independence. It seems that Thomas Jefferson was forever one-upping John Adams.
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