July 4 is a celebration of free­dom when the United States cel­ebrates its freedom from British rule. Just as our Philippine Inde­pendence Day (freedom day) we celebrate on June 12.
From Our Daily Bread, I quote: “Freedom is dangerous in the hands of those who don’t know how to use it. That’s why criminals are confined in prisons with barbed wire, steel bars, and concrete barriers. Or consider a campfire that is allowed to spread in a dry forest. It quickly becomes a blazing inferno. Unchecked freedom can create chaos...