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divegeester
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This is our land.
A land of peace and of plenty.
A land of harmony and hope.
This is our land.
Where is it?

These are our people.
The workers, the strivers, the builders.
These are our people.
The builders of our world, struggling...fighting, bleeding...dying.
On the streets of our cities and on the far-flung battlefields.
Fighting against the mutilation of our hopes and dreams.
Who are they?

Grampy Bobby
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Originally posted by divegeester
This is our land.
A land of peace and of plenty.
A land of harmony and hope.
This is our land.
Where is it?

These are our people.
The workers, the strivers, the builders.
These are our people.
The builders of our world, struggling...fighting, bleeding...dying.
On the streets of our cities and on the far-flung battlefields.
Fighting against the mutilation of our hopes and dreams.
Who are they?
Throughout human history freedom has been purchased on the battlefield, often against insurmountable odds, with military victory.

Marinkatomb
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Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
Throughout human history freedom has been purchased on the battlefield, often against insurmountable odds, with military victory.
Freedom is a state of mind, you're talking about regime change.

Grampy Bobby
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Originally posted by Marinkatomb
Freedom is a state of mind, you're talking about regime change.
Freedom is the absence of tyranny in which you and I may excercise choice and free will. Comes at a price... blood, treasure and vigilance.

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Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
Freedom is the absence of tyranny in which you and I may excercise choice and free will. Comes at a price... blood, treasure and vigilance.
Freedom is where there is no suffering. No suffering is where people have let go of all their clinging and their attachments.

Freedom is, therefore, letting go of all the things you think you need and letting go of the things you really don't need!

Letting go, if you get yourself into the right state of mind, costs nothing!

ale1552

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Originally posted by mikelom
Freedom is where there is no suffering. No suffering is where people have let go of all their clinging and their attachments.

Freedom is, therefore, letting go of all the things you think you need and letting go of the things you really don't need!

Letting go, if you get yourself into the right state of mind, costs nothing!
You make some very good points here about being free from material things. But the Freedom Bob is talking about is different.

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Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
Freedom is the absence of tyranny in which you and I may excercise choice and free will. Comes at a price... blood, treasure and vigilance.
"... blood, treasure, vigilance and an informed electorate."

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