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

However, I did not say they didn't need each other or could survive without each other. I meant than if they wre in conflict, which one should be valued higher? Also definitions will be given in the Constructive. Thank you. "When in conflict" is what I will be talking about today. Nelson Mandela once said “Money won’t create success, the freedom to make it will. ” Itis 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 Imean, I have offered these definitions. Definitions Personalfreedom-freedom of the person in going and coming, having equality before thecourts, security of private property, freedom of personal opinion and itsexpression, and freedom of felt conscience subject to the rights of others andof the public. Economicsecurity-the condition of having a stable source of financial income thatallows for the on-going maintenance of one's standard of living currently andin the near future. Value John F. Kennedy once said “Libertywithout learning is always in peril; learning without liberty is always in vain. ”My value in this debateround is that of liberty. I will give the definition of liberty for the purposeof this round. My definition of liberty istheright to do whatever the person wants that does not hurt or infringe onanother’s rights. Liberty is important and is vital for everyday life. How manytimes do we use liberty every day and how much do we thank for our liberty? Therefore in this debate round, liberty willbe my value. Criterion An educated public is an essential ingredient of a free society. Ambitious governments have far greater difficulty making schemes that throw outliberty and prosperity if they faced an informed and knowing population. That’swhy my criterion for this debate round is education. Education is vital toachieve true liberty. I will define education for the purpose of this round. Thedefinition of education is the imparting, acquiring and the learning of knowledgefor the benefit of society through teaching and learning, especially throughhomeschooling. Contention One: Personal FreedomUpholds Liberty. Take a look at the example of the USAin 1763. The British thought that they should have received more money becausethey had protected the colonies from the French so the English king had aseries of direct taxes followed by other laws without any politics. The peoplein the USA thought it was unfair because they didn’t send a representative tofigure out the taxes as usual so the people didn’t know which taxes wereraised. The laws became very unpopular becausethe people believed the new taxes and laws infringed on their rights asEnglishmen. Soon groups of colonies created the Committees of Correspondence which became shallow governments indefiance to the British. In thecourse of two years, they rejected the British Parliament and replaced it withthe Provincial Congresses. In response to protesting in Boston over the British Parliament’s attemptsto regain authority, the British sent combat troops, destroyed local governments,and made direct ruling by appointed rulers from the British. The colonies gotangry and secretly gathered up their own military and started fighting in 1775. They fought for personal freedom which resulted in liberty. As a result, theywon the war and had what we call liberty today. The people sacrificed their lives toget liberty for their country and to allow America to be the freest country ofall. Therefore my conclusion is that personal freedom upholds liberty andthough the wait for liberty may be long, it is worth it. Contention 2: EducationPromotes Liberty. Education isvery important because it promotes liberty. Take a look at Muammar Gaddafi’sLibya. The dictator killed many educated critics because of their knowledgeabout personal freedom. The majority of the people whom he killed were educatedpeople who wanted liberty. Talk about personal freedomspread throughout Libya and there became a revolution with lots of support fromcountries who stand for liberty. The rebels won and now even though the newcountry is better than before, it still has a long way to go but at least theyhave more freedom than before. Therefore education promotes liberty. Contention 3: EconomicSecurity Harms Liberty. I will give you the example of Chinatoday. China is the 2ndlargest economy in the world and is the world’s fastest-growing major economywith consistent growth rates around 10% in the past 30 years. It is also thelargest exporter and the 2nd largest importer on the planet Earth. China’sindustries are booming and are competing fiercely with the USA. China is nowone of the fastest-growing economies in the world and its rapid-growth islong-lived and shows no signs of slowing down. Its booming industries haveliberated millions of people from poverty and has spread across its vastpopulation. Also, they have unlocked huge segments of demand. *China wasthe largest consumer of energy accounting for 20.3% of the world’s total. Chinaconsumed 48% of the world’s coal and consumed 54% of the world’s cement. Thereare now 45 million cars compared to 15 million cars in 2000. They are also thefastest growing market in Apple’s iPhone with a 250% increase in the 2ndquarter compared to the USA’s 155% increase. A new 6 million people go on theInternet for the 1st time every month in China because of the goodeconomy. * China is economically secure and its economy is growing bigger andbetter. However, China is still a Communist country, and is stillfar less from her Asian neighbors’ liberty. As big as it is, she still has verylimited freedom and therefore many people would rather stay in a free countrythan in an economically secure country because of such limited liberty. Eventwo other Communist countries which are both much smaller than China have an industrialized, near-autarkic,highly centralized command economy and an almost entirely government but Chinadoesn’t. Therefore economic security harms liberty. Therefore my three points are personal freedom upholds liberty;education upholds liberty; and economic security harms liberty. Thank you! I amnow ready for cross-examination in the 3rd Round.