Another woman moves her finger up and down the long rows, searching for a loved one. When she finds it, she begins sobbing quietly at first then louder as she grieves for her loss. As a matter of fact, freedom is expensive. Countless people have fought in wars to guarantee a certain freedom. An endless number have fought and died for a freedom that is important.
Women can vote.
Slavery is illegal. Citizens have the right to free assembly. We worship our own God in this country. Someone paid for each of these, because it is true that freedom is not free. Any of the freedoms we have did not come cheaply.