Unfortunately, this did not happen without bloodshed and sacrifices to which our ancestors committed themselves. They knew they had great wealth, families, homes, businesses and everything to lose. But they were willing to risk everything for the cause of freedom. They were real heroes. Heroes whose actions we often take for granted as a free American. America is not free because of what has been accomplished in recent days. It is a victory of two hundred and thirty-nine years. Of all the battles fought, this is the oldest and by far the most important. The question was why the founders wrote the Declaration of Independence. Let it be known that they did not do it for themselves but for their country. Modest men, endowed with great means and material wealth, who neither wanted nor desired any praise. Humble men receive great praise because they do not desire it but deserve it. Americans Should Always Pledge Their Lives, Fortunes, and Sacred Property.