America Was Built On Freedom Essay, Research Paper
America was built on freedom. Freedom to speak,
freedom to choose, freedom to worship, freedom to do
just about anything you want within the law. America?s law
was designed to protect and preserve these freedoms. The
reason the United States of America came to exist was
because the colonists fled Great Britain to get back the
freedoms that were taken away from them by the
Monarchy. The pact the Founding Fathers made with the
citizens to guarantee their freedom forever was the
Constitution, whose first ten Amendments are called The
Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights assures the basic freedoms
of life. The right to Life, Liberty, and Prosperity. In
countries where Monarchies and Dictatorships rule, there is
little if any freedom to speak of. Citizens of these countries
are persecuted or even killed if they attempt to exercise any
of the basic freedoms. In these countries there is no free
speech, no right to choose government, no right to express
religion, no right to own property. To regain these basic
rights of life citizens risk their lives and the lives of their
families to escape the supreme rule of their homeland to
enjoy life in the United States without having to look over
their shoulders at every turn. In America these rights are
second nature and so often taken for granted. In a country
where a person is innocent until proven guilty freedoms are
sometimes abused. This is where the right to a speedy trial
comes in. A person accused of a crime has the right to a
trial in court and to be judged by a jury of his peers. In a
country where it is a basic right to own property and gather
wealth, America has many of the wealthiest and most
successful people in the world. And this wealth is not taken
from the people as is the case of a dictatorship. In a
country where it is a basic right to choose government,
America has the most successful form of Democracy has
ever known. In a dictatorship or monarchy there is no
choice of government and people are persecuted for
voicing any opinions toward the government that is not
favorable. In the case of the United States if one is not
happy with the present choice of an elected official it is his
right to vote that person out of office in the next election. In
a country where it is a basic right to practice religion of
choice, America has the more different religious sects than
anywhere in the world. These are just some of the many
reasons America is the greatest country in the world. If
there is a better place to live no one has created it yet.