Throughout the course of history political leaders and other important figures have often shared with the public their idea of a perfect and ideal society, many of these leaders try to bring their visions to life through the support of their followers. Martin Luther King Jr. and Thomas Jefferson were both strong leaders, and through the help of their supporters and followers both men tried to change the history of the United States by creating what they considered an ideal society. However, King and Jefferson had different ideas of what an ideal society looked like, some of their views were similar, both men believed that every human being had the right to be free; the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Despite a few similarities,
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Whenever the government affects a citizen 's safety and happiness, we know that the government is flawed and so it must be changed from within. A government must not be changed for light and transient causes, however, when a man 's right to life, liberty, and happiness are on the stake man must fight back. When a prolonged train of abuse and usurpations have long been suffered, it is the right of the man to fight for his God given rights and overthrow his government. Man cannot wait for the government to change or fulfill a promise. When the abuse becomes too much man must fight and he must protect his inalienable human rights through any means necessary, even if that means fighting and overthrowing his government. Man must fight for his freedom whenever his ruler refuses laws that are wholesome and built for the public good, or whenever he has made judges dependent on his will only, or whenever he has stopped trade or any factor that is beneficial for the public (Jefferson, 679). Freedom is something we must fight for, it is one of our unalienable rights as man, and so it is our job to gain freedom through any means necessary. By doing this we are taking matters into our hands and are ensuring change, which in return will give us the ideal society we all want to be functioning members …show more content…
Fighting for freedom usually entails asking for basic human rights, to be independant and not live life under someone else’s complete and total control. However, this freedom does not necessarily ensure that the opposing man will be guaranteed the same life and rights as everyone else in the society. When talking about freedom and equality one must understand that while both concepts are usually grouped together, they are not the same or even close entity. Freedom can guarantee one the right to have some kind of control over their life, and to have the same basic rights afforded to everyone else in the society. But this concept should not be confused with the concept of equality. In essence equality means that everyone in a society be allotted the same and identical rights as everyone else. That everyone be given the same opportunities and benefits as everyone else. That the societal rules, laws and policies be the same for every individual. However having freedom does not ensure equality, which is a whole other
Whenever the government affects a citizen 's safety and happiness, we know that the government is flawed and so it must be changed from within. A government must not be changed for light and transient causes, however, when a man 's right to life, liberty, and happiness are on the stake man must fight back. When a prolonged train of abuse and usurpations have long been suffered, it is the right of the man to fight for his God given rights and overthrow his government. Man cannot wait for the government to change or fulfill a promise. When the abuse becomes too much man must fight and he must protect his inalienable human rights through any means necessary, even if that means fighting and overthrowing his government. Man must fight for his freedom whenever his ruler refuses laws that are wholesome and built for the public good, or whenever he has made judges dependent on his will only, or whenever he has stopped trade or any factor that is beneficial for the public (Jefferson, 679). Freedom is something we must fight for, it is one of our unalienable rights as man, and so it is our job to gain freedom through any means necessary. By doing this we are taking matters into our hands and are ensuring change, which in return will give us the ideal society we all want to be functioning members …show more content…
Fighting for freedom usually entails asking for basic human rights, to be independant and not live life under someone else’s complete and total control. However, this freedom does not necessarily ensure that the opposing man will be guaranteed the same life and rights as everyone else in the society. When talking about freedom and equality one must understand that while both concepts are usually grouped together, they are not the same or even close entity. Freedom can guarantee one the right to have some kind of control over their life, and to have the same basic rights afforded to everyone else in the society. But this concept should not be confused with the concept of equality. In essence equality means that everyone in a society be allotted the same and identical rights as everyone else. That everyone be given the same opportunities and benefits as everyone else. That the societal rules, laws and policies be the same for every individual. However having freedom does not ensure equality, which is a whole other