LD Topic: When in conflict, personal freedom ought to be valued above economic security.

Just to tell you that next round is NOT your rebuttal for the sake of it but instead you're negative case (you're cconstructive). Also remember that this is a LD debate. Well, here this goes. Nelson Mandela once said "Money won't create success, the freedom to make it will." It is because I agree with Nelson Mandela that I stand Resolved: When in conflict, personal freedom ought to be valued above economic security. To show what I mean, I have offered these definitions. Definitions Personal freedom-freedom of the person in going and coming, having equality before the courts, security of private property, freedom of personal opinion and its expression, and freedom of felt conscience subject to the rights of others and of the public. Economic security-the condition of having a stable source of financial income that allows for the on-going maintenance of one's standard of living currently and in the near future. Value My value in this debate round is liberty. I will give the definition of liberty for the purpose of this round. My definition of liberty is the right to do whatever the person wants that does not hurt society. Liberty is important and is vital for everyday life. Therefore in this debate round, liberty will be my value. Criterion An educated public is an essential ingredient of a truly free society. My criterion for this debate round is education. Education is very important in the case of achieving true liberty. I will define education for the purpose of this round. The definition of education is the imparting, acquiring and the learning of knowledge for the benefit of society through teaching and learning. Therefore, education is my criterion. Contention One: Personal Freedom Upholds Liberty. Let's take a look at the example of the USA in 1775. The British thought that they should have received more money because they had protected the colonies from the French so the English king had a series of direct taxes followed by other laws imposed on the people in America without any representation. The people in the USA thought it was unfair because there was no politics involved and the new laws infringed on their rights as Englishmen. In the course of two years, groups of colonies created the Committees of Correspondence which became shallow governments, rejected the British Parliament and replaced it with the Provincial Congresses. In response to protesting in over the British Parliament's attempts to regain authority, the British sent combat troops, destroyed local governments, and made direct ruling by appointed rulers from the British. The colonies got angry and secretly gathered up their own military and started fighting in 1775. They fought for personal freedom. As a result, they won the war and had what we call liberty today. The people sacrificed their lives to get liberty for their country and to allow America to be the freest country of all. Therefore my conclusion is that personal freedom upholds liberty. Contention 2: Education Promotes Liberty. Education is very important because it promotes liberty. Take a look at Muammar Gaddafi's Libya. The dictator killed many educated critics because of their knowledge about personal freedom. The majority of the people whom he killed were educated people who wanted liberty. Talk about personal freedom spread throughout Libya and there became a revolution with lots of support from countries who stand for liberty. The rebels won and now even though the new country is better than before, it still has a long way to go but at least they have more freedom than before. Education was a crucial factor in Muammar Gaddafi's downfall and the beginning of liberty in Libya. Therefore education promotes liberty. Contention 3: Economic Security Harms Liberty. I will give you the example of China today. China is the 2nd largest economy in the world and is the world's fastest-growing major economy with consistent growth rates around 10% in the past 30 years. It is also the largest exporter and the 2nd largest importer on the planet Earth. China's industries are booming and are competing fiercely with the USA. China's rapid-growth is long-lived and shows no signs of slowing down. Their booming industries have liberated millions of people from poverty and have spread across its vast population. China is economically secure and its economy is growing bigger and better. However, China is still a Communist country, and is still far less from her Asian neighbors' liberty. As big as it is, she still has very limited personal freedom. Therefore economic security harms liberty. Ronald Reagan once said, "Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free." Therefore my three points are personal freedom upholds liberty; education upholds liberty; and economic security harms liberty.