Freedom & Honesty

When I was a child, attending public school in the USA, I was taught to hold my hand over my heart and repeat a pledge that included, “with liberty and justice for all.” I was told that our entire way of life was governed by the Constitution of the United States and I was told that we had the freest press in the world. Forty years after I was born, I found these “truths” to be far from self evident.