What Freedom Means to Me
Thucydides once stated, "The secret to happiness is freedom. The secret to freedom is courage." Thucydides was an Athenian historian, political philosopher, and he was a general in 411 BC. He is known as the father of political realism. I like this quote in particular, because it gives a simple explanation of freedom. Many brave people have risked their lives for our freedom and continue to do so today. Deborah Sampson was a woman who dressed as a man to fight in the Revolutionary War. Thomas Jefferson wrote most of the Declaration of Independence. Thomas Paine’s book: Common Sense helped influence many colonists to get on board. All these courageous people used their abilities for our country’s
Thucydides once stated, "The secret to happiness is freedom. The secret to freedom is courage." Thucydides was an Athenian historian, political philosopher, and he was a general in 411 BC. He is known as the father of political realism. I like this quote in particular, because it gives a simple explanation of freedom. Many brave people have risked their lives for our freedom and continue to do so today. Deborah Sampson was a woman who dressed as a man to fight in the Revolutionary War. Thomas Jefferson wrote most of the Declaration of Independence. Thomas Paine’s book: Common Sense helped influence many colonists to get on board. All these courageous people used their abilities for our country’s