What Does Freedom Mean To Me

“Above all, we must realize that no arsenal or no weapon in the arsenals of the world is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women.” Delivered by the late Ronald Reagan, this helps to express what his idea of freedom was, and how it impacted the people of America. Although each and every person is unique, we all have similar ideas of what freedom can be. Freedom to me, can be things such as the ability to start each day, knowing that I am safe. Freedom is ending each day, knowing that I will continue to receive an education. Freedom is waking up, knowing that I can act how I’d like, say what I’d like, even worship who I’d like, no matter what anyone, including the government, says. That, is what freedom means to me.
Imagine starting each day with a fear of being discovered; a fear of being taken away from not only your home, but your family. Imagine starting each day questioning whether or not this is the day you’ll go, but never come back. Another example of this type of injustice can be observed in present day North Korea. Imagine being whisked away to a so called “Death Camp” simply by saying something against the Supreme Leader, Kim Jong-Un. Imaging dying of malnutrition and hard labor, simply because you want to be a Christian. Imagine being sentenced to death for a “political crime” that you never committed. Now, compare that life to the life that we live in America. It really does show the sharp contrast between our lives and theirs and helps us to appreciate the safety we often take for
The Constitution also says that the government cannot take away our freedom to speak freely, nor can it take away the freedom of the presses, which means that news outlets can report on whatever they want, whenever they want. Finally, Congress cannot take away our right to gather in an area and protest what we feel is not right. Many countries around the world do not have what we consider to be our basic rights, but they should. Without rights like the right to speak freely and believe in what we want, our culture would be much, much