For the "ruling class" that now permanently occupies D.C., the ideal American would have no idea why 1776 is important to world history, no appreciation for the cause of liberty, and no recollection of the American heroes who fill our past. America's founding would be falsely understood as a nonsensical revolution of slaveholders and conquerors who sought to overthrow an empire only to advance imperialism. America's story would be fraudulently told as one of endless oppression devoid of meaning.
Nothing could be farther from the truth. This is a land populated with the descendants of those who risked everything — time and again — to be free. Our ancestors crossed oceans to escape religious persecution. They endured periods of famine and disease to build societies beyond the reach of European lords. They trekked out into the wilderness of an unknown world to flee the Old World's economic chains. They preached self-reliance and charity. They embraced hard work, faith, and adventure. They built communities committed to self-reflection and self-government. They rejected entrenched aristocracies and empowered common men. They lit a spark for liberty that has never completely dimmed. The real story of America is one in which tyranny is repudiated and unjust governments are unwelcome.
The rest is worth reading. And remembering.
Sorry, DC — Too Many Americans Remember - American Thinker