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![]() Journal of Supreme Court HistoryVolume 28 Issue 3, Pages 215 - 251 Published Online: 29 Oct 2003 2009, by the Supreme Court Historical Society Published on behalf of the Supreme Court Historical Society
Abstract | Full Text: PDF (Size: 652K) | Related Articles | Citation Tracking Civil Liberties in Wartime Copyright 2003, by the Supreme Court Historical Society. ABSTRACTI have a simple thesis: In time of war—or, more precisely, in time of national crisis—we respond too harshly in our restriction of civil liberties, and then later regret our behavior. To explore this thesis, I will briefly review our experience in 1798, the Civil War, World War I, World War II, the Cold War and the Vietnam War. I will then offer some observations. |