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We demand the right to assume responsibility for the government of our country. We demand the right to be free to make mistakes and profit from our experiences.
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The speaker is asking for the authority to govern their own country rather than have others decide for them. “Be free to make mistakes” recognizes that self-government includes risk and imperfect choices. “Profit from our experiences” means learning from those mistakes and using that knowledge to do better in the future.
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