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Happy Birthday, America!
Independence Day celebrates the birthday of the United States of America. Founded July 4th 1776, with the signing of the Declaration of Independence, America is celebrating it's 231st birthday this year!
Thought you might like some quotes from the original signers of the Declaration of Independence.
Founders' Wisdom
Compiled by Elizabeth Olson
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
Thomas Jefferson (1743--1826)
They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Benjamin Franklin (1706--1790)
I always consider the settlement of America with reverence and wonder, as the opening of a grand scene and design in providence, for the illumination of the ignorant and the emancipation of the slavish part of mankind all over the earth.
John Adams (1735--1826)
That these united colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states; that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British crown; and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved.
Richard Henry Lee (1732--1794)
There, I guess King George will be able to read that.
John Hancock (1737--1793)
Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and parliaments. If we can get rid of the former, we may easily bear the latter.
Benjamin Franklin (1706--1790)
While Gen'l Howe with a Large Armament is advancing towards N. York, our Congress resolved to Declare the United Colonies free and Independent States. A Declaration for this Purpose, I expect, will this day pass Congress...It is gone so far that we must now be a free independent State, or a Conquered Country.
Abraham Clark (1726--1794)
The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.
Thomas Jefferson (1743--1826)
Equal and exact justice to all men…freedom of religion, freedom of the press, freedom of person under the protection of the habeas corpus; and trial by juries impartially selected,these principles form the bright constellation which has gone before us.
Thomas Jefferson (1743--1826)
I am well aware of the toil and blood and treasure it will cost us to maintain this declaration, and support and defend these states. Yet through all the gloom I see the rays of ravishing light and glory. I can see that the end is worth all the means. This is our day of deliverance.
John Adams (1735--1826)
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Mailing lists and Memberships;
Speaking of mailing lists. Each week, I get some folks who write to me to tell me that they are a member of my mailing list and cannot log in to the website. They want to try the designs and projects, but cannot log in.
If you are a mailing list reader, but not a paid subscription member of the website, you cannot log in to the website. You can browse and access the Guest areas that do not require logging in.
If you are signed up on my mailing list, you will get all the news and updates, you do have access to the current Newsletter and many of the articles of past Newsletters.
You do have access to the Guest area and may look at the projects and designs in the Libraries from the galleries in the Guest Area.
You do have access to the current months photo gallery. You do get all the free samples from the Newsletter sample pages. You do get notified about the free Weekly Sampler and get the link to download it. You can shop in the embroidery store for designs and tutorials.
You will get newsletter free designs from time to time. There are many benefits to being on the mailing list. But, if you are not a paid subscription member of the website, you do not log in to the website.
If you are a member of the website with a paid subscription, you must log in to access all the members areas.
ONLY members have access to the Discussion Forum, Quilting Forum and other forums, the Design Depot, the download library and the project library. ONLY members can download all the designs and projects that are available to the members. ONLY members can upload photos to share and see ALL the photo galleries. ONLY members get a 25% discount for shopping for designs and instructional videos in the embroidery store.
Only members get half price discounts on former Design Depot designs.
I hope this helps clear up some confusion. There are benefits to being on the mailing list. There are many more benefits to being a paid member of the website.
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