Every year on July 4, the United States of America (USA) celebrates Independence Day. This year, July 4 marks the 245th anniversary of the declaration of US independence from Great Britain, when the 13 colonies of that time declared their independence from British rule. The US Declaration of Independence is one of the documents – perhaps the most important political document in the world – that determined not only the fate and the framework for the survival and growth of this country, but it is also the document that inspired the same independence movements. around the world.
Throughout history, peoples have believed that their rights came from the government, from the king or power whatever it may be, and as such, they could be violated and denied at the whim of the government, regime, despot or king, as according to to them, they were privileges granted and taken away at the will of the ruling power. The Declaration of Independence of the United States rejected this belief or notion, once and for all, by declaring that the rights of the person and the people are not given by the government but by the Creator himself. Perhaps the most famous phrase now taken from the text of the American Declaration of Independence states, “We consider these truths to be perfectly clear, that all men are created with equal rights, that God has forgiven them some Undeniable rights, among which are Life, Freedom and the Opportunity to Pursue Success and Happiness. ”
The main message of this day – for both Americans and peoples around the world – is that these may be the most important words in human history – that God and nature and not government, king or parliament – not just Americans but to all people everywhere, has forgiven these fundamental and undeniable rights for all people everywhere in the world. And that governments are created by the people for the sole purpose of serving the people by protecting their natural rights and enforcing them in support of the people.
America’s declaration of independence marked the secession of the colonies from Great Britain 245 years ago, but it was only the beginning of the establishment of freedom in this country, as at that time slavery was practiced in many colonies of this continent, while women did not enjoy all the rights invoked in the Declaration of Independence. Meanwhile, unfortunately, the native Indo-Americans were forced by the new settlers to move from their land while the new settlers had begun to settle across this country.
But since the signing of this dramatic act almost two and a half centuries ago, efforts in the United States to ensure equality and equal rights for all have triumphed with many victories over the past decades, but still ahead. there is an awareness that much remains to be done and that the preservation of these rights which God and nature have bestowed upon us requires constant vigilance to preserve them, especially from the interventions of the government which has the duty to protect and not destroy the freedoms and rights of the people.
Freedom, considered today in most parts of the world as a human right, was first established on the world stage as an undeniable right on July 4, 1776, with the proclamation of the Independence of the United States. The idea that people should enjoy these undeniable rights, granted by God and not by any power of this world, or its own proclaimed king or dictator, was ridiculed by the then “civilized” world, even today the United States The United States continues to be hated in many parts of the world, by dictators and oppressive regimes but also by individuals who think that human rights and freedoms are privileges that they regulate at will. They always hate the United States for defending and defending the then-radical principle that emerged from the American Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, that it is the right of every people everywhere to change regime or government, and to replace him with another who will defend these undeniable rights and freedoms, not just for Americans, but for all peoples around the world. This is a message for Albania for Kosovo and for all Albanians everywhere – in this 30th anniversary of the restoration of Albanian-American relations. So this is the message of this American day to peoples everywhere who value freedom, independence and democracy for themselves and for others! To ensure that these rights would be the cornerstone of the new state, the American colonies adopted the new Constitution in 1789 with ten amendments which guarantee basic human freedoms, including freedom of religion, freedom of speech and of the press, as well as and other additions to protect the citizen from possible abuses by the state and authoritarian governments. Patrick Henry, one of the leaders of American Independence, said: “The Constitution is not an instrument of government to restrict the rights of the people but it is an instrument of the people to restrict the activity of government, otherwise it would dominate life and Our rights”.
It is fitting that these undeniable human values and rights be celebrated today on this anniversary of American Independence, but it is also reasonable for this historic event to be remembered by peoples around the world, as these principles are embodied in The Declaration of American Independence is also reflected in the constitutions of many countries and most importantly are contained in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Let this 4th of July be a celebration of the guarantee of human rights, not only for every American citizen everywhere, but also to be remembered by the whole world who believes in these values of freedom, democracy and independence, which from this marked patriotic american day can learn that according to Mark Twain, “Patriotism means loving your homeland always, but supporting the government only when it deserves to be supported.”
Even on this anniversary of its Independence, America is not a perfect state or government! As such, despite flaws and dissatisfactions expressed from time to time – even today, 245 years after its Declaration of Independence, America remains a symbol of freedom, democracy and independence for peoples around the world. United States Independence Day is marked as a celebration of common human values, based on the inalienable freedom and rights of all, reflected in the United States Declaration of Independence due to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. .