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joseph2622 · Sep 22, 2006, 03:36 am

Here is a poem I've read a long time ago and it seemed well suited for this thread.

Freedom is not free

It is the soldier, not the reporter,
Who has given us freedom of the press.

It is the soldier, not poet,
Who has given us freedom of speech.

It is the soldier, not the campus organizer,
Who has given us freedom to demonstrate.

It is the soldier who salutes the flag,
Who serves beneath the flag,
And whose coffin is draped with the flag,
Who allows the protester to burn the flag.

Anonymous

Sep 22, 2006, 03:36 am	#5 (permalink) (top)
joseph2622 Eh, who's freedom? Location: Rio de Janier, Brazil Posts: 43	Here is a poem I've read a long time ago and it seemed well suited for this thread. Freedom is not free It is the soldier, not the reporter, Who has given us freedom of the press. It is the soldier, not poet, Who has given us freedom of speech. It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, Who has given us freedom to demonstrate. It is the soldier who salutes the flag, Who serves beneath the flag, And whose coffin is draped with the flag, Who allows the protester to burn the flag. Anonymous My Obvious Charms and God-like powers always dazzle the simple, ordinary folk.