Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it on to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children what it was once like in the United States when men were free.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Freedom must be actively protected by each generation or it will die.
- In plain terms
- Freedom does not passively survive to the next generation.
- What can you take from it?
- Fight to protect freedom for your children.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do we owe future generations?
- Is freedom fragile?
Another view
Some may argue freedom is inherent and not easily lost.
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Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no responsibility at the other.
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