Once again, we hold these truths spoken by the founding fathers of gaming to be self-evident!

We learned everything we needed to know about the Fourth of July by watching Independence Day, but it you can’t just have Jeff Goldblum blowing up the White House with geek power and call it good. It’s about America! And cooking with fire! And drinking lots and lots of beer!

But before we fill the truck with ice and smuggle Mexican firecrackers across the boarder in our reusable grocery bags, let’s take a moment to reflect on what makes this proud nation so proud. What say you, panel of experts? Define American greatness in 140 characters or less!

Launch the gallery for wisdom!