"IT IS THE SOLDIER, NOT THE POET,
WHO GIVES US FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
IT IS THE SOLDIER, NOT THE REPORTER,
WHO GIVES US FREEDOM OF THE PRESS.
IT IS THE SOLDIER, NOT THE CAMPUS ORGANIZER,
WHO GIVES US FREEDOM TO PROTEST.
IT IS THE SOLDIER WHO SERVES BENEATH THE FLAG,
WHO SALUTES THE FLAG, AND WHOSE COFFIN IS DRAPPED BY THE FLAG,
WHO GIVES THE DEMONSTRATOR THE RIGHT TO BURN THE FLAG."
FATHER D.E. O'BRIEN