Freedom

John F. Kennedy once said, “In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility - I welcome it.” When I heard this I sat back and considered America as a country and how many wars we have been in. It seems to be a major war every two or three generations compared to a country like Africa who citizens are going to war with some new threat every night. It made me wonder if American citizens could handle surviving in a country like Africa. Would we defend freedom with our lives? Or would we cave in at the first sign of danger?

I also reflected on myself. If the time came for me to defend freedom, would I be able to defend the greatest idea my country was founded on? I believe there are numerous ways to defend freedom. John F. Kennedy defended freedom by doing his best as president. The way I defend freedom is by getting educated because I have the freedom to. There and many countries where women still can’t go to school because it is not a “woman’s place”. They aren’t free. Many female students take getting an education for granted. They don’t welcome defending the freedoms that our founding fathers fought for.

Some people forget that defending Freedom is in fact a responsibility. Children now have a sense of entitlement and think they deserve freedom without doing their part to make sure it preserves for the future generations to come.

Freedom is something many people have lived and died for. The idea that you can do what you want without fear of being killed or shunned is inspirational. Millions of people came to America because of this one idea and many more have died trying to get here. My brother defends our freedom by serving our country in the United States Military; I defend my Freedom by getting educated and trying to educate others, and the President defends Freedom by being the leader of the country. Freedom is a responsibility that ever citizen has since birth. How they choose to defend the idea of freedom is their choice. Everyone should do their part to defend freedom because freedom is threatened with every new generation and by every person who thinks they deserve things without fighting for them.