What Does It Mean To Be Free Essay

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Freedom. Our birthright to act, speak or think without externally imposed restraints. But true freedom entails the responsibility that all will agree to the use of the power and respect others when they use the power, or the whole entire idea falls apart. And that is what is happening in our world, yet it is not a new occurrence. As the cause of dictators, unfaithful law enforcement, and barbarians of the current age, the idea of freedom is becoming a rarity, a treasure. And in order for a sliver of freedom to be sustained in this country, it must be paid for, in the price of the life of our soldiers, and that is only for a scrap of freedom. But as I mentioned before, respect is crucial for this thing to work. Although I may be terribly against …show more content…

It is this respect of freedom that will lead to our unshackling, and it this respect which will let us live in a way that enhances the freedom of others . And I am sure that some of these beliefs will anger you, and make you frustrated. But we cannot be American when we want to be, if we advocate for freedom, we advocate for all. We protect for all, in order to protect this right, this right that is under attack. And everyone, in at least one point of their lives, have attacked this power, through the hatred of certain group that does not share your beliefs, or through the use of force to accomplish a goal, with a form of violence being that force. Well at that point of your life, there is no difference between the barbarian, or the dictator, and you. Both have attacked freedom, and both have disrupted peace in order to achieve their goal. Slowly, freedoms have been attacked and dragged away even though those freedoms may have been addressed by Presidents of our nation. Such as the four essential human freedoms that FDR explained to Congress. The freedom from want, from fear, and the freedoms of speech and expression, or to worship; All are being

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