User:RebekahIliff

I believe that every man, woman, and child has the right to freedom--both of the mind and body. We make choices, and we live with the consequences of those choices....but they are ours to make. Human rights are the fundamental rights upon which all others can be derived. Without them, we lose our uniqueness and our ability to reach the full potential of life on earth. Our souls are captured in our earthly bodies, yet they too yearn for freedom and cannot develop if the exterior is forced to live in fear. It is our duty, as humans, to fight for the liberty of those that do not have it, to peacefully pursue the abolition of poverty, and to see to it that others are not forced to forfeit their freedom for the health and wealth of selfish governments, rulers, or peoples.

Frequently the importance of human rights is listed as a central democratic ideal, as well as instilling in military and civilian governmental personnel the attitudes and methods which will prevent their actions from infringing on those rights. THE MILITARY SHOULD BE A BRANCH OF GOV'T USED FOR PROTECTION OF THAT NATION'S LAWS/RIGHTS--TO ENSURE PEACE AND PROSPERTIY. WHEN THE MILITARY IS USED TO USURP THE FREEDOM OF THE PEOPLE, AND MERELY TO KEEP THEMSELVES SAFE FROM THE PEOPLE BY FORCE AND FEAR OF DEATH/TORTURE/RAPE, THEN THE VERY DEFINITION OF THE MILITARY CHANGES TO A DICTATORSHIP.