Peter Marshall's Essay 'The America I Believe In'

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“The America I Believe In” Peter Marshall once said,” May we think of freedom, not as the right to do not as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right.” America gives you a chance to do what is right. It gives you the right to vote, follow the religion you want to follow, and play sports you want to play. You wouldn’t be able to do something if you didn’t get the opportunity to do it, and America is what gave you the opportunity. The opportunity that America gave you is to do any job you want to do, so do what you want to do. Just like America gave me the opportunity to write this essay. I believe that America is the country that takes best care of you. Like I wouldn’t be where I am now if it wasn’t for freedom that the country

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