Democracy's Prisoner: Eugene V. Debs, the Great War, and the Right to Dissent Book

This book was an inspiring look at not just a man like Eugene Debs, noble as he is but something bigger than he would ever be. That is, the right of free speech. Sometimes, we forget as Americans how free speech can separate us from other less advanced countries at times. While it is scary to me to read about how so many people were jailed in prison for speaking their minds, it is a reminder to the rest of us living today that we should not take these rights for granted. There are groups like the ACLU out there that are fighting for this every single day that should be thanked and applauded. But, there are the people of the past like Eugene Debs, Upton Sinclair and many other ones who are nameless but are not forgotten. Because of them, our country knows that in this country freedom of expression, opinion and speech is something that will not ever be compromised no matter what comes be it war or a national crisis. Everyone has a voice and it is our duty to use them if necessary. Its times like these we should remember Eugene Debs and others for their fight to make America the land of the free and the home of the brave for all Americans.