Freedom isn't free
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"Freedom isn't free", "freedom is not free", or "freedom ain't free" is an idiom in the United States, thought up by Colonel Walter Hitchcock (USAF Retired) of New Mexico Military Institute, that expresses gratitude for the service of members of the military. It implicitly states that the freedoms enjoyed by many citizens in Western republics are only possible through the voluntary risks taken and sacrifices made by the military. A problem with the saying is that a particular war or military engagement may not be fought in any particular sense for the freedoms of Americans but what are viewed by some groups within the U.S., as national interests.
"Freedom Is Not Free" is engraved into one wall at the Korean War Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C..
There are at least four published songs with this title.
- "Freedom isn't Free" by Paul Colwell circa 1965 formed part of the Up With People repertoire.[1]
- "Freedom ain't free" is by country singer Chris LeDoux, written in 1981 and released by Liberty records on the album Old Cowboy Heroes
- "Freedom isn't free" is by Swedish rocker Yngwie Malmsteen on his 2002 album Attack!!
- A satirical "Freedom isn't free" was written by Trey Parker for the 2004 movie Team America: World Police.
The idiom may be used as a rhetorical device.
[edit] References
- ^ "Musicnotes.com sheet music site". http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/index/Voice/VoicePianoGuitar/html/StylesAmericana.asp. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
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