It learned that true freedom is not having the power to act without restraint without regard for others, it cannot exist without respect for the freedom of
Though, by referring to the ideas of liberty and freedom by the Revolution, blacks were able to redefine American freedom as having the liberty to demand their rights, and by defining freedom as
Doctor Martin Luther King Junior says in his “Letter from Birmingham Jail” that “Oppressed people cannot be oppressed forever. The yearning for freedom eventually manifest itself, and that is what has happened to the American Negro. Something within has reminded him of his birthright freedom, and something without has reminded him without you has reminded him that it can be gained.” (paragraph 10). Doctor Martin Luther King Junior uses the motif time in this quote from his “Letter from Birmingham Jail” using words like “eventually” and “forever” to indicate that the “African American Race” will gain its freedom from the control of the “White Race” and they will have equal rights with the "White Race".
Freedom gives the capability to imagine and create anything your heart yearns. A saying by Anthony Robbins says, “If you do what you've always done, you will get what you've always gotten” (Robbins). You will never be unique if you follow the crowd. This world is changing by the people who take risks to change and shape it. The world is always altering every day, whether it’s a big or small change, so why shouldn’t you?
The question is,is freedom all that crucial and also treasured more by those freedom has been withheld like Maya Angelou and Frederick Douglass say. All of this is honestly opinion and we go for centuries arguing the point but our objective as people isn’t to figure out the logistics of who's right or wrong ,but to gain freedom and cherish it
However, the Emancipation may have granted African-Americans physical freedom, but 100 years later they are still not free from oppression. White America still viewed African-Americans as not equals. Dr. King highlights this thought process by quoting then vice-president Lyndon B Johnson: “Emancipation was a Proclamation but not a fact.” (p. 12) This is why Dr. King and the other millions of African-American cannot wait any longer.
Life and Liberty “Free people, remember this maxim: we may acquire liberty, but it is never recovered if it is once lost.” - Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Freedom is a widely sought after commodity but is hard to acquire. Many people and nations throughout history have tried to gain their freedom.
As many of us have read, it is stated in Dr. King’s speech, “But one hundred years later, the Negro is still not free.” (King 1). By reading this,
Does American Freedom Need to be Won More Than Once? is the title of the article. My opinion is yes and no it also goes for the quote, why? Because some people can win it and some people can’t win it, plus the quote says “ Freedom is never really won, you earn it and you win it you can win it in every generation. ’’
“During this era the entire edifice of segregation was profoundly shaken”(King, Where do we go from here? 1967). This quote from Martin Luther King’s “Where Do We Go From Here” speech encapsulates the essence of the Civil Rights era. The Civil Rights and Black Power era in the United States witnessed a multitude of voices and perspectives within the African American community, each advocating for distinct visions of freedom and deliverance from oppression. There were diverse approaches to addressing systemic racism, social inequality, and political voicelessness. This paper explores the various ideas of freedom presented by African American activists during this transformative period, their stories of struggle, and highlights their similarities
believed that not only was it the responsibility of individuals to remedy the situation of racial injustice to achieve inequality but also it was the job of society as a whole (the state). However, Martin Luther King Jr. noted in piece titled, “Letter from the Birmingham Jail” (1963) that, “We know through painful experience that freedom is not voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.” (MLK, 580) I find this quote to be important as during the creation of our founding documents, the founding fathers were very intentional as to what they wanted. It was not in the interests of the founding fathers to provide equal rights to everyone, as doing so would ultimately put them all on the same pedestal which would not give them the level of superiority in which they believed they were entitled to.
While everyone has an understanding of freedom, sometimes peoples own definitions can contradict what someone else believes freedom is. During the beginning of the revolution period freedom was saw by many as a concept that only whites could practice. Not even all whites could practice freedom in the beginning; liberty was only for the white land owning men in this time period. Throughout time, slavery began to change the minds of many whites of what freedom meant and you could obtain freedom. This happened through various ways.
While Gadfly correctly highlights that maintaining freedoms entails a careful balancing act, his conclusion that freedom is not a “good thing” does not follow from his premises. It is true that a myriad of freedoms can come into conflict with each other as Gadfly pointed out in his example; however, just because freedoms must be carefully balanced does not mean that freedom is bad. Furthermore, Gadfly shifts from using “freedoms,” which refers to specific rights like speech or religion, to “freedom” which has no clearly delineated definition in the argument thus adding an element of ambiguity which muddies his conclusion. Since Gadfly’s premises were about “freedoms” and his conclusion was about “freedom,” his argument is not logical; however,
Freedom. The importance of freedom is often forgotten as Americans live day by day taking this gift for granted. In this day and age, freedom seems as a “simple gift’ obtained by every American, but one forgets to think about those who were once unable to enjoy the freedoms one is promised daily. Back in the day, freedom seemed as nothing more than a dream to those of color. Everyday of a colored person’s life consisted of harassment and discrimination as no one cared to treat them as equals.
Freedom I believe once freedom has been won, it can be taken away. If you are being bad or not following the rules, than you should not have the rights to do what you want. Freedom has been given to you for a reason, and you need to use it for that reason. I believe it should be taken away because sometimes freedom shouldn’t always be “free.” You should be limited on what you get to do.
