Liberty, Part One: Americans, what is your most cherished liberty? Part Two is for those outside of the United States?

The liberty listed first in the first amendment: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof . . ."

I say freedom of religion. The right to assemble and worship God without fear of government interference, such as age restrictions, congregation size limits, prohibitions of mention certain beliefs, or prohibitions of telling beliefs to others. Obviously, any time a person physically harms another in the name of religion, that person must be punished.

Otherwise, freedom of religion is the right to be left alone to worship. As long as our government does not find following the Bible illegal, I'm happy.

Well we use to have many the last that we are losing is the freedom to travel. But the brown shirts in the home guard, exerocise to much power in places like the aireoportas. Soon with the government requiring all vehicle to be alternate energy on the rich will be able to travel even on surface roads.

Saying what I want, and going where I want to go within our country, and in doing so, conducting myself with dignity to honor and respect everyone's personal space, and appreciating everyones beliefs and choices equally. Just like Charlton Heston, when he said, that's what/why the forefathers (Jefferson, Franklin,etc. ) wrote-up, and established the constitution. We can voice our beliefs where we choose, with peace-of-mind.

Definitely the 2nd Amendment. Giving Americans the right to bear arms was symbolic of setting up a government *subject* to the people in a world where governments were (and had been) disarming their subjects to prevent unrest that would threaten their power. Speech is the most obvious and useful freedom that defines a free people, but the right to not be disarmed by your government is fundamental to the relationship that a government should have to it's people: That of servant, not lord.

Freedom of speech. Maybe because I am a writer, but I think it is important that people have a right to say (almost) whatever they want.

In enumerating the rights, Amendment 1 includes the right of free speech, assembly, the press and religion in one fell swoop. They are aspects of one thing - the right to say what you want to whomever you wish. This is the core of democracy, which was meant to be an open debate by the Founders.

The government can be criticized by the people, and the people are the government. Without this amendment, our government is not a democracy. "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

My most cherished liberty is the freedom to say whatever I want, believe whatever I want, and not have anyone hold it against me (legally).

VOTING I have to say voting and being able to write to the elected officials. It enables us to keep or get rid of leaders that effect all of our other liberties. We have the right at 18, in most cases, to vote on local, statewide and national issues and candidates.

When we exercise our right to vote and hold who we elect accountable...the right to speak freely, worship (or not) whatever we believe, arm ourselves, face a jury of our peers (if we have to go to court), have a lawyer for anything we chose.......I could go on. If we didn't have the right to vote our candidate in and poor candidates out ensures the liberties continue. We can research and vote for the local candidate that will make our hometown better.

We can find which senator or representative most follows our political belief. We have to find out which presidential candidate is most likely to appoint constitutionist or revisionist....whichever we prefer. IF they don't follow what they promise....we have the obligation to hold their feet to the fire or not re-elect them.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.