July 4, 2017

For Immediate Release

Statement of Prince George’s County Councilman Mel Franklin on Independence Day 2017

Contact: Mel@melfranklin.net

Upper Marlboro, MD – Today, County Councilman Mel Franklin (D-District 9) issued the following statement celebrating the 241st anniversary of the adoption of our nation’s Declaration of Independence:

“A mere 241 years ago, the greatest declaration of freedom in the history of the world was signed at Independence Hall in Philadelphia.  This Declaration of Independence would serve as the guiding moral foundation for the greatest country on Earth, leading to a continual evolution of freedom and equality throughout our nation’s history.  Dr. King, paraphrasing abolitionist Theodore Parker, once said that ‘the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.’  Our Declaration of Independence has bent the morality and progress of our nation towards justice and equality throughout our history and it continues to guide the values that we collectively share today.  Its words ring true today just as they did in 1776, that everyone is ‘endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.’  Let us continue to build towards a more perfect union.”

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