The problem of freedom in America is that of maintaining a competition of ideas, and you do not achieve that by silencing one brand of idea.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Even though we know freedom as an idea we're not really as free as we think we are.
If you are an American, you must allow all ideas to circulate freely in your community, not merely your own.
Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought.
Look, freedom is an overwhelming American notion. The idea that we want to see the world, the peoples of the world free is something that all of us subscribe to.
To be frank, it sometimes seems that the American idea of freedom has more to do with my freedom to do what I want than your freedom to do what you want. I think that, in Europe, we're probably better at understanding how to balance those competing claims, though not a lot.
Why is freedom such a hard sell? That's the question. In this country, why has the idea of individual liberty and responsibility become such a hard sell? That's something I never thought would happen here.
I do believe that freedom isn't free - but today the corporate and political right wing is trying to cheapen this truly American value. They've been cynically using the word 'freedom' to rally the American public against its own best interests.
Freedom is man's capacity to take a hand in his own development. It is our capacity to mold ourselves.
Freedom is not of use to those who do not know how to employ it.
Freedom is not something that one people can bestow on another as a gift. Thy claim it as their own and none can keep it from them.
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