Posterity: you will never know how much it has cost my generation to preserve your freedom. I hope you will make good use of it.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Future generations should know how much sacrifice was required to keep their freedom and use it wisely.
- In plain terms
- Freedom costs a lot and should be used wisely.
- What can you take from it?
- Appreciate the cost of freedom and use it well.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How should we honor past sacrifices?
- What is freedom worth?
Another view
The cost of freedom varies by context.
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