Walter Lippmann asserts how because people have the right to speak, they also have the right to freedom. Lippmann discusses and compares how even though you have the right to speak it does not mean that it is wanted and the way a person has rights and freedom may not always be wanted. Lippmann establishes his point of the right to freedom through repetition, strong diction, and historical examples of people and time periods. Lippmann employs repetition to emphasize his view on the rights of freedom. Lippmann repeats, “we” establish common ground between himself and his audience to prevent the audience from becoming defensive. Also, the repetition of “we” establishes that as we look onto others for help in fighting for freedom, they do the same