No, not at all. Freedom does not occur in isolation. Commemorating the end of WW2, German president Joachim Gauck said, "On May 8, 1945, we were liberated — by

No, not at all. Freedom does not occur in isolation. Commemorating the end of WW2, German president Joachim Gauck said, "On May 8, 1945, we were liberated — by the people of the Soviet Union." The crew on the slave ship were not "free men," even if they were well-meaning.