It has been said that “Freedom is a fragile thing and it’s never more than one generation away from extinction.” The liberation of humankind is a constant struggle. We must be ever-vigilant against encroachments on the freedom we do have and be willing to carry the bright torch of liberty to the dark places where it does not exist.
One of the most recent examples of this struggle is that of Hong Kong. Currently, a nominally autonomous region of the People’s Republic of China, the people of Hong Kong are currently clashing with the Chinese Communist Party to regain the freedom they have lost in recent years since the United Kingdom transferred the sovereignty of the city back to China in 1997.