“Humanity has won its battle. Liberty now has a country.”– Marquis de Lafayette

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This quoted excerpt from a letter from Marquis de Lafayette shortly after Yorktown captures the triumph of the human spirit in achieving freedom and establishing our American republic. Individuals fighting for liberty birthed a nation and society based on freedom and equality, liberating us from oppression. It should be noted that, although quoted in the New York Times as referenced from a volume pertinent to the French involvement in the Revolutionary War, there is no exact reference to a specific letter provided.

The understanding of freedom differs between persons and can be derived from economic disparity and social inequality, and the degrees of freedom have historically varied even in the United States of America. Because of this, it might be suggested that freedom is to be viewed as a work in progress and not a completed work. In modern times, the complexity of understanding liberty continues in the perpetual pursuit of freedom for all.