I'm Still Here

There are those who think 
that they can suppress freedom.

There are those whose idea of control 
is to smash anything that opposes them.

There are those who have spent 
great sums of money 
and enormous amounts of energy 
to kill an idea.

However, once a man has tasted freedom, 
no amount of pressure will ever relieve him 
of that greatest of all pleasures. 

It is not the province of any country, party, 
belief or system. It belongs to anyone 
who strives to achieve it.

Freedom burns its way
into the human soul, 
never to be removed. 

Freedom cannot be crushed, 
broken or bought. 

It must be earned.

All that to say, 
“Sorry boys, I'm still here. 

And I'm not going anywhere.”