{"id":455,"date":"2017-03-08T12:12:55","date_gmt":"2017-03-08T17:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/barbaralardinais:8888\/wake-feb05-3\/"},"modified":"2017-06-07T17:12:40","modified_gmt":"2017-06-07T21:12:40","slug":"wake-feb05-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hannahscupboard.com\/wake-feb05-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Passion For Freedom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was so impressed watching one of the voting stories on TV that came out of Iraq when they had their first Election Day. The camera followed a seventy-nine year old man as he walked a little over a mile to his poling place. He had to walk because, due to security, no cars were allowed. With the help of his cane and relatives on either side, he very slowly made his way to cast the ballot that had been denied him all these years.<\/p>\n<p>How strong in the heart of man is the yearning for freedom. Through the centuries, freedom in government has been a rare bird. 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