Free speech is an ideal I hold closely, and I would rather let myself be locked up, with all that entails, than acquiesce to governance that required I renounce

Free speech is an ideal I hold closely, and I would rather let myself be locked up, with all that entails, than acquiesce to governance that required I renounce it. So if I no longer live in a country that feels as I do, which I very sincerely doubt, let come what may.