Essay Archive - Personal Writing: What Freedom of Speech Means to Me
Personal Writing: What Freedom of Speech Means to Me
The Bill of Rights states, "Congress shall make no law respecting
an establishment of religion, or profiting the free exercise thereof; or
abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the
people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress
of grievances." This is quite possibly the amendment that makes the United
States the democratic and orderly country it is.
The choice and freedom to say and listen to whatever one wants is
the ultimate independence. This means the United States allows ....
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