Life is the first key that makes a person an American. Life is a four letter word, but the meaning of it can change the world. Life isn’t just the condition that distinguishes …show more content…
Liberty is defined as the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one 's way of life, behavior, or political views. It can also be described as the power or scope to act as one pleases. For example, American’s have freedom of speech. To be an American means you have a certain liberty. You have the ability to to be free with who you are. Jefferson coveys, “All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will to be rightful must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression.” As an American you have the right to remove yourself from oppressive governments. You have the right to be free, to be who you are. Truly, the second key to what it means to be an American is