On this our 4th of July, or our Independence Day weekend, I am sorely reminded of the quote of Abigail Adams. As you know, she was the wife of John Adams, who argued on behalf of accepting Thomas Jefferson’s draft of the Declaration of Independence. As a result he was nicknamed “the Colossus” by Jefferson.

Abigail Adams uttered the agonizing question: “I wonder if future generations will ever know what we have suffered on their behalf?”