<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=559532" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Is Freedom Free? ? ?</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">America, Land of the Free', <br>We know the phrase like the back of our hands <br>We say it pridefully with our flag flying high, <br>As we sing to the tune with the marching bands<br>Yet is freedom really free? </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Our ancestors had to fight the English, <br>They had to earn what we take for granted today<br>Blood was shed and tears were cried, <br>But there was no alternate way<br>So tell me is freedom really free? </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The Confederates and the Union went head to head, <br>The Civil War tore America in two <br>The African Americans had to fight for their rights, <br>They had to pay the price to do what they wanted to do<br>Yet we still think Freedom is really free? </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Women fought for their right to be equals, <br>They fought for their rights to work and vote<br>They stumbled upon a lot of road blocks, <br>But they never gave up their hope<br>And you think Freedom is really free? </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Even today we are still fighting for our freedom, <br>Soldiers abroad are defending our rights<br>Protecting our people and our homeland, <br>And losing thier lives in the fights<br>And still you say Freedom is really free? </div><div style="margin:10px 0">It's something we don't always think about, <br>It's something we all take with a grain of salt<br>But what if one day, you would wake up and it was all gone, <br>Who do you think would be at fault? </div><div style="margin:10px 0">You see little by little they're drawing the strings, <br>Your privacy can be invaded <br>Telephones tapped and cameras in your home, <br>If ever you are suspected</div><div style="margin:10px 0">They say in order to keep us safe and our freedom intact, <br>They have to take such drastic measures<br>But stop and think for one minute, <br>What is the purpose of all these pleasures? <br>If Freedom isn't really free?</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Elizabeth+U.+Adams">Elizabeth U. Adams</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=559532" data-title="Is Freedom Free? ? ? de Elizabeth U. Adams" data-description="America, Land of the Free', We know the phrase like the back of our hands We say it pridefully with our flag flying high, As we sing to the tune with the marching bands Yet is freedom really free? Our ancestors had to fight the English, They..."></div> </div> </div>

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