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Perhaps a hundred people assembled one evening, May 15, 1876, at the time when the country was celebrating the hundredth anniversary of its political independence.

— Felix Adler

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

Our children, two daughters and a son, were born in 1874, 1876, and 1879.

— Mary Augusta Ward

It is a matter of public shame that while we have now commemorated our hundredth anniversary, not one in every ten children attending Public schools throughout the colonies is acquainted with a single historical fact about Australia.

— Henry Lawson

Every year thousands of Americans mistakenly refer to Cinco de Mayo as Mexico's Independence Day.

— Joe Baca

May 4th is a particularly memorable day in American history because 84 years to the day before May 4, 1970, there was another demonstration at the Haymarket Square in Chicago.

— William Kunstler

On the fourth day of July following, a party of about two hundred Indians attacked Boonsborough, killed one man, and wounded two.

— Daniel Boone

The first hundred thousand - that was hard to get, but afterwards, it was easy to make more.

— John Jacob Astor

When we celebrate American independence, we are celebrating the best sense of an idea, a process in process.

— Rowan Ricardo Phillips

This year, as we celebrate the 230th anniversary of America's independence, please remember the symbols that are sacred to this country. Fly Old Glory high and show your respect and admiration for this great nation and the values we hold dear.

— Kenny Marchant

✗Opposing Perspectives

The year was 2081, and everyone was finally equal.

— Kurt Vonnegut

And now the momentous day, a day to be forever remembered in the annals of the country, arrived. Early in the morning on the 1st of July the conflict began.

— Edward Everett