Independence From Work

As I prepare to spend today's poorly-placed mid-week holiday by celebrating our country's independence with a couple of beers and a few hot dogs, I leave you with these stirring words from "President Thomas Whitmore," as portrayed by the handsome Bill Pullman and delivered just before the climatic alien battle scene from one of my favorite movies ever, Will Smith's 1996 smash "Independence Day" ...

Words that still ring true today.