What does freedom mean to you? What is democracy? What is citizenship? Do you think these concepts have changed over time?

What does freedom mean to you? What is democracy? What is citizenship? Do you think these concepts have changed over time?

Freedom to me means I can live my life without unlawful restraints. Democracy means that each individual of voting age can exercise that right and contribute to the decisions that this country's leadership makes. Citizenship is a legal right to be considered part of a country either by birth or being naturalized.

Clearly, the concept of freedom in this country, depending on whose freedom is being described, has changed over hundreds of years, and probably didn't mean the same thing for all people until the late 60's, early 70's.

The concept of democracy has been static but challenged, especially in recent years.

There was a time when citizens were only people who were born in the US. That has changed.

Freedom - Live and let live.
Democracy - Sacredness of the ballot box.
Citizenship - Totality of contributions to the country.