were it not for the brave...

Former Senator Fred Thompson:

It's the soldier, not the campus organizer, who's given us freedom to demonstrate.
It's the soldier, not the reporter, who's given us freedom of the press.
It's the soldier, not the poet, who's given us freedom of speech.
It's the soldier, who serves under the flag, who defends the protesters' right to burn the flag.
Isn't it time now to demonstrate that we support our troops.
Were it not for the brave, there'd be no land of the free.