And so it has. We celebrate two days later than Adam’s prediction because changing the course of world history is not to be undertaken lightly, and the Declaration itself was undergoing revision and redrafting.

One month later, the new American patriots would have to fight the British to retain the freedom declared in Philadelphia.

Then, nearly four decades after that, our Founders, their descendants, and new American citizens, would fight the British yet again in the War of 1812; the war, often cited, “that once and for all confirmed American Independence.”

Today, each American citizen has the responsibility to possess the personal constitution to declare their unshakable support of freedom and self-government.

On this anniversary of our nation’s birth, Americans should proclaim their support for the principles in the Declaration of Independence.

Would all, or most, step-up and affix their signatures to the Declaration of Independence document?

And, now you can – Click here to affix your signature to this online Declaration of Independence.