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14efd01 Liberty is never unalienable; it must be redeemed regularly with the blood of patriots or it always vanishes. Of all the so-called natural human rights that have ever been invented, liberty is least likely to be cheap and is never free of cost. unalienable-rights patriot liberty rights patriotism Robert A. Heinlein
281de5a "It's because of my grandfather that I became a Young Avenger. But it's hard sometimes, to be a black kid carrying a name like "Patriot". I remember talking to Captain America about before he died, and he explained what Patriotism meant to him... It wasn't about blindly supporting your government. It was about knowing what your country could be, what it should be... And trying to lead it there through your example. And holding it accountable when it failed. I remember he said: "There's noting patriotic about corruption or cover-ups... or defending them. But exposing them, well, that takes a hero." equality heroism captain-america cover-ups eli elijah-bradley non-conformism patriot race-and-racism-in-america young-avengers comics corruption patriotism Ed Brubaker
0b2141c I might be the hazardous waste site that polluted it, but Cape Breton Island is still my home. living life canada-day hazardous sydney-tar-ponds cape-breton nova-scotia toxic country coal patriot steel pollution home Rebecca McNutt