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https://brownstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Shutterstock_123338542.jpg20481200The measure of freedom in any society is the degree of inclusion for those who stand on the margins, those who linger on the edge, and those who suffer in silence. Freedom is not achieved by overturning the results of conflict, revising the past, or instilling guilt and shame on the victors.