“Freedom means I can be a “tid” (translation: kid) and play!” Charis, 4
“Freedom is what my Daddy and his friends do at work, so I can go to school.” Daelen, 6
“To me freedom means to be loved and cared for and have a safe home to live in and food to eat and be allowed to go to school.” Bethany, 10
“It means I don’t have to be a slave, and I can grow up and go to school.” Zach, 7
“Freedom means life; being allowed to live however you want to live. My freedom comes from God and my Dad protects it.” Chris, 6
“It means we don’t have to be afraid to go out and play.” Emma, 11
“We can vote, we can eat what we want, we can wear what we want, and we can live where we want to live…and we can do all of these things without being afraid.” Katie, 18
“Freedom means kindness.” Joycemar, 5
“Freedom is being free of anything.” Elizabeth, 6
“I have freedom to believe in God, have lots of friends and school, and that we can have goats and chickens. Lots of friends and chickens.”
“Freedom means being able to do what I want to and not being controlled by anyone else.” Alex, 10
“Freedom means to me that you can be free and have life and be happy.” Zachary, 6
“Like if I wanted to be an editor or a writer I would be able to say what I want.” Norah, 8
“Having a say of who leads us, what our laws will be and our religion.” Michael, 10
“Freedom means that we are free to live how we want to live and be who we want to be.” Grace, 8
“It means being in control of your feelings, beliefs and thoughts.” Malayna, 11
“It means I can be me and not get in trouble.” Paislee, 6
“Freedom means you can enjoy anything. You can go to the store without fighting through it.” Halie, 8
“America!” Ethan, 15
“That we have our own rules for our country, and we don’t have to follow England’s rules.” Declan, 6
“It means you can do whatever you want. Well, only if you are obeying your Mom and Dad.” Abigail, 5
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