Alexander Hamilton said that “those who stand for nothing, fall for anything.”  To stand for something is to believe in something.  Every hero of character has one or more ideas that they stand for.  Dr. Martin Luther King stood for equality and respect.  Mother Teresa stood for compassion and caring.

Today, July 2nd, is when Independence from Great Britain was declared by the colonists.  We celebrate on the 4th of July because that is the day the Declaration of Independence was adopted.  Throughout the summer of 1776 representatives from each state signed the document.  What are some things the signers of the Declaration of Independence stood for?

Justice?
Fairness?

Imagine what our country would look like if our founding fathers didn’t stand for these things. 

Let us know what you stand for!  Post what you stand for and how you use it to be a hero of character!

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