voice. The start of our republic was not
perfect, and it was marred by many things,
but this freedom was a breakthrough for the
rights of the common person.
conviction that the line had to be drawn
between freedom and fascism. The country
had entered World War II to fight fascism,
which brooked no dissent under its auto-
cratic rule.
catch the essential rights and responsibili-
ties such freedoms grant us: "It is by the
goodness of God that in our country we
have those three unspeakably precious
things: freedom of speech, freedom of
conscience, and the prudence never to
practice either of them."
very roots of the United States of America,
and is still a vital part of life in our country.
The Pilgrims had come to a new land so they
could worship in the way they chose without
governmental constraints or hindrances.