Patrick Henry, a famous figure during the Revolution and in the making of the United States, said this famous quote: “Give me liberty, or give me death!” What does this mean exactly? Patrick Henry stated in his speech that by not fighting, they were giving themselves over to the British, and he would not lay down and take it. However, didn’t the Declaration of Independence not only ask for help from other countries for the States’ causes, but also declare independence? It even says it in the name, too. The Constitution was written to form a government that had more power than the Articles of Confederation, but still the rights and liberties of the people that were won in the Revolutionary War against the British. Therefore, the people of America
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Now onto how it has to be won over and over again. In 1988, the first feminist movement started in regards to women being able to vote. We gained the right to vote, but we are still fighting to have equal pay as men. Yes, conditions have gotten better, but did the freedom and rights that we gained stay? Well, yes and no. We won the ability for women to vote, but there were many issues that we had to fight for also. A true feminist fights for the equality of all genders, and seeks to rid the world of dominance and superiority of certain genders. They don’t wish to make men feel inferior or as if they don’t matter. That’s the whole issue of meninists, females and males that choose to bash the feminist campaign because they’ve dealt with the “feminists” who hate men, period. This is why we use campaigns and petitions to try and win back the freedoms we’ve lost or have yet to win. So freedom can’t ever really be truly won, because there’s always going to someone to challenge it, or come up with something else to make the situation unequal. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are our unalienable rights. . . Liberty equals freedom, and freedom equals equal rights. Sound familiar? I hope so, since that’s been my entire point in this
Now onto how it has to be won over and over again. In 1988, the first feminist movement started in regards to women being able to vote. We gained the right to vote, but we are still fighting to have equal pay as men. Yes, conditions have gotten better, but did the freedom and rights that we gained stay? Well, yes and no. We won the ability for women to vote, but there were many issues that we had to fight for also. A true feminist fights for the equality of all genders, and seeks to rid the world of dominance and superiority of certain genders. They don’t wish to make men feel inferior or as if they don’t matter. That’s the whole issue of meninists, females and males that choose to bash the feminist campaign because they’ve dealt with the “feminists” who hate men, period. This is why we use campaigns and petitions to try and win back the freedoms we’ve lost or have yet to win. So freedom can’t ever really be truly won, because there’s always going to someone to challenge it, or come up with something else to make the situation unequal. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are our unalienable rights. . . Liberty equals freedom, and freedom equals equal rights. Sound familiar? I hope so, since that’s been my entire point in this