TO THE EDITOR:

I take issue with the editorial that appeared in last week’s Phillipian next to my last, much longer, letter. This editorial did not disagree with the content of my letter. It completely ignored what I would have thought to be obvious connotations of my abbreviated explanation of the importance of self-reliance in our culture.

The editorial concludes by stating: “If you want liberty, you’ve got to earn it.”

That is simply untrue. Self-reliance, liberty (...