"Roger W. Norman" wrote:
Just a quick wish that everyone has a safe and happy fourth.

The name of the holiday is "Independence Day",
the "fourth of July" is the date of the holiday. :-)

OTOH, sometimes I think I agree with one of the
opponents of the revolution...

"I'd rather have one despot 3000 miles away
than have 3000 of them one mile away."

Did they have petty bureaucrats even back then? :-)