It is the soldier, not the reporter that gave us freedom of the press. It is the soldier, not the poet who gave us freedom of speech. It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, that gave us the right to demonstrate. It is the soldier, not the lawyer that gave us the right to a fair trial. It is the soldier who salutes the flag, serves under the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag, who gave the protester the freedom to burn the flag.
Freedom is neither a gift nor priviledge granted by parliament.