The United States, almost alone today, offers the liberties and the privileges and the tools of freedom. In this land the citizens are still invited to write their plays and books, to paint their pictures, to meet for discussion, to dissent as well as to agree, to mount soapboxes in the public square, to enjoy education in all subjects without censorship, to hold court and judge one another, to compose music, to talk politics with their neighbors without wondering whether the secret police are listening, to exchange ideas as well as goods, to kid the government when it needs kidding, and to read real news of real events instead of phony news manufactured by a paid agent of the state. This is a fact and should give every person pause. E.B. White
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The United States is the only country in the world where people can do all of these things. They can read or watch any type of media they desire. They can speak their mind freely and disagree with their neighbors. They can express their beliefs without fear of reprisal.

They can be educated in any subject they choose. They are allowed to judge one another and criticize the government when they feel it deserves criticism. The one thing that people are not allowed to do in the United States is spread false information or propaganda on behalf of the government, which is a very important point to remember.

Source: One Mans Meat

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