On June 14, 1777, the Second Continental Congress passed a resolution stating that the national flag should consist of 13 alternating red and white stripes and 13 white stars on a blue field to represent a new constellation.
People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within. ~Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Our flag does not fly because the wind moves it. It flies with the last breath of each soldier who died protecting it. ~Unknown
Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same. ~Ronald Reagan
Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy forget in time that men have died to win them. ~Franklin D. Roosevelt
The influence of a mother in the lives of her children is beyond calculation. ~James E. Faust
All that I am, or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother. ~Abraham Lincoln
There is no role in life that is more essential than that of motherhood. ~Elder M. Russell Ballard
A mother is clothed with strength and dignity, laughs without fear of the future. When she speaks her words are wise and she gives instructions with kindness. ~Proverbs