Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and civil liberties: the balance of liberty and security.(Scholarship)
From: White House Studies
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Date: 6/22/2005
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Author: Williams, Frank J.
Recent acts of terrorism have yet again raised tensions between American security and civil liberty. It is not the first time. President George W. Bush is treading the same waters as have great presidents in our nation's past. Many times in the nation's history, as is the case today, our leaders have been criticized for taking extra-constitutional measures. Upon closer examination of the situations facing both Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln, parallels can be drawn to the ...
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