Today’s holiday celebration is often called the Fourth of July. But a better way of thinking of the holiday is Independence Day.

Celebrating today via fireworks, parades, and picnics is entirely appropriate. But Independence Day is also a time to recall the sacrifices of the Founding Fathers and the principles of freedom they championed that made America the greatest country on earth. It is also a good time to resolve to become better informed and involved in today’s freedom movement to ensure that America stays independent and that the wonderful blessings of liberty we have inherited will be passed on to generations yet unborn.