Graduation Speech: America Is No Longer The Land Of Freedom

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I believe that America as it is now is no longer the land of the free or the home of the brave. I was taught that the United States is the land of the free and the home of the brave, but I’m struggling to find any support for that statement. We live in a time where our so called president threatens the safety of other countries, and boasts about our military might via twitter. Even though I’ve not lived in this country for long, I have developed a certain sense of pride in it. The same pride that I felt every time I recited the pledge of allegiance in elementary school. Now, that pride is slipping away day by day. I miss the days in elementary school when I could recite the pledge of allegiance without questioning the statements it makes. I