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Freedom

The Genius of Thomas Sowell

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The Greatest Day of All, Independence Day

America's farmers fired the shot heard around the world on July 4th, 1776. It represented a new form of government, freer and more accountable to its own people than monarchies common around the world for centuries. Too many Americans take freedom for granted as just another entitlement that does not require them to take any personal responsibility. We need only think of whatever person we love most and ask: Is that person perfect but nevertheless deserving of our respect, our gratitude or our love?

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