July 2, 1925
Patrice Lumumba
“Without dignity there is no liberty, without justice there is no dignity, and without independence there are no free men.”
July 4, 1804
Nathaniel Hawthorne
“You can get assent to almost any proposition so long as you are not going to do anything about it.”
July 4, 1952
Paul Rogat Loeb
“We become human only in the company of other human beings. And this involves both opening our hearts and giving voice to our deepest convictions. …When we shrink from the world, our souls shrink, too.”
