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America's Rights Speech
The stars laced together in unity, the red and white stripes representing the blood, sweat, and tears of those who sacrificed their lives for our freedom. How do we repay them? With hate, disrespect, and negligence. Our country is built upon the values of freedom; freedom of speech, freedom of expression, and freedom of religion. These rights are being replaced with rules and restrictions, that which our country is based upon is crumbling down right before our eyes.
I find it fascinating to see that people surrender their rights with little persuasion as if they do not understand their importance. I do not comprehend how this would not be an area of concern for any citizen of the United States. The rights which we are guaranteed to us in the

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