We have both a set of values and principles that we share that I believe are universal: the belief in individual liberty, in freedomofthepress, in freedomof political assembly, in human rights.
The Founders understood that the right to own and bear laws is as fundamental and as essential to maintaining liberty as are the rights of free speech, a free press, freedomof religion and the other protections against government encroachments on liberty delineated in the Bill of Rights.
"July Fourth allows us to celebrate thefreedom and theliberty we enjoy: freedomof speech, freedomof religion, freedom to assemble peacefully, freedomofthepress, " White House Spokesman Robert Gibbs told reporters.