Free Speech: America's Gift To My Generation

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‘America's gift to my generation’ It all started with a person that stop fear, sadness, and the worry in the people and he is who I look up to almost for my whole entire life, his name is Abraham Lincoln he is the one that gave us the freedom we have now the Americas gifts for my generation is freedom, free of speech, and to learn and thank you for my generation’s gift I know why the veterans fight for our freedom, so then we can have a better economy in our life. If we are scared from terrorist’s catastrophe would happen. But because we have the veterans that fought for our freedom or the people that are serving right now I think that was really brave or the courage that they have but If it was me, I would quit but I will thank you all

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