On a day that we celebrate our independence and our freedom let us be reminded of those who had the forethought to set about attaining those rights for us. Let us remember those who dreamed for us something better than we had and set forth to create it and not just bitch about wishing it were theirs. Let us remember those who sacrificed; past, present and future – their own lives to insure that we don't have to do the same with our own and can enjoy the benefits their blood bought for us. And lastly let us not forget what freedom is in a time where so many want to make it into something they allow others to have as long as those others agree with their own point of view. Liberty and freedom 'should' be the birthright of humanity but those rights do hold responsibilities that we are charged in taking upon ourselves in perpetuity to ensure that what we enjoy is available to those who come after us. I believe that a man who gave up many years of his own life and freedoms in the fight for the same for others defines the term best.........
"For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others." ~ Nelson Mandela ~....
.. ..Let us not be as selfish as to horde for ourselves something as sweet and plentiful as the fruit of freedom while we starve others of it who are within our very midst.....
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