Socrates: Have you noticed on our journey how often the citizens of this new land remind each other it is a free country? Plato: I have, and think it odd they do this. Socrates: How so, Plato?Plato: It is like reminding a baker he is a baker, or a sculptor he is asculptor. Socrates: You mean to say if someone is convinced of their trade, they haveno need to be reminded. Plato: That is correct. Socrates: I agree. If these citizens were convinced of their freedom, they would not need reminders. E.a. Bucchianeri
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The citizen of the United States is free to do what they want, when they want. Since they are free, it is up to them whether or not they remind others that they are free. The citizens of the United States do not need to remind each other that they are free because if it were not true, then freedom would be lost. Freedom is the reason why the citizens of the U.S. have a reason to be proud of themselves and their country.

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