A lesson that I learned from my search is that one person's liberty may be another's imprisonment. One person's freedom may mean another's enslavement. And one person's happiness can be another's worst nightmare. I believe the first step to liberty is to try to see what stands behind the word. Despotic rulers and oppressive elites around the world tremble when an average person takes the time to think about freedom.
Freedom is an evolving idea.
It cannot be left to historians to define or to dictators and renegade states to exploit. Freedom must be constantly questioned, evaluated, and reinvigorated by our minds, our hearts, and our deeds. Michael Rossman received a bachelor of arts degree during the convocation. His major area of study was Economics.