Do you think Patrick Henry said "Give me liberty, or give me death" - do you think John Hancock signed his name so big to attract the personal attention of King George III - do you think the American troops starving to death at Valley Forge in the winter of 1778 went up against the best military in the world - because they thought they would be better off without freedom?
What good is a phone call, if you're unable to speak?
I mean don't get me wrong, I'm super opposed to anything that limits freedom of speech for instance, but I would think twice before saying that Americans are freer than the French once taking into account socioeconomic factors.