Matthew RosenquistFounder & CISO Advisor, Cybersecurity Insights · CISO, Cybersecurity Strategist, & Industry Advisor

Independence Requires Continual Care and Sacrifice

12 Jul 2023 · 2 min

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In this patriotic monologue, the speaker exhorts Americans to remember the violent mental, emotional, and physical struggles endured by past generations to secure liberty, and to recognize that preserving independence demands continual effort, care, and sacrifice. The speech warns that complacency weakens freedom, cites Ronald Reagan’s warning that liberty is always one generation away from extinction, and stresses the need to educate future stewards. While acknowledging disagreements on details, it calls for unity on fundamental principles, open respectful debate, and vigilance against misinformation, deception, and division. The speaker urges collective, purposeful action to nurture, protect, and strengthen freedom, concluding with a celebratory Independence Day message.

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To my fellow Americans, let us remember the violent struggles—mental, emotional, and physical—that our previous generations endured to create a nation founded on liberty, and those subsequent generations who continued the struggle to hold on to independence and make it better. It is a struggle and must always be fought for. Cared for, and nurtured. Complacency is the first step to weakening independence. Freedom is not free and comes with a continual cost. Let us celebrate all those before us, every generation who has kept the torch burning brightly. Let us also educate the next to be proper stewards, to keep our society free and strong. Ronald Reagan famously said that freedom is perpetually one generation away from extinction. It is our watch. Now is our time. Let's act with focus to make it stronger. We must purposefully and with clear intentions collectively continue to nurture, protect, and sacrifice to ensure our freedoms. We don't always need to agree on the minutiae, but must be unified on the fundamentals and not let those who would deceive, misinform, or foster division and hatred from dividing Americans on our journey. Independence requires open discussion, respectful debate, and constructive confrontation among equals. Don't accept or allow those who would undermine the due diligence and care of independence, freedom, and liberty. Happy Independence Day, America!