“That these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States, that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved.” – Richard Henry Lee, Patriot and Father to Robert E. Lee (think on that before you go trying to cancel Robert E. Lee for serving what was originally conceived of as the independent country of Virginia as defined by his father who is the one who wrote the resolution of independency…)