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...security and freedom. We have always had to find the right path between these two virtues. During wartime, America has a long and not very glorious history of sacrificing liberty in favor of security. John Adams championed the Alien and Sedition Acts during a period of tension with France. Abraham Lincoln suspended habeas corpus during the Civil War. Franklin Roosevelt tolerated the internment of Japanese-Americans during World...
Aaron Sorkin, the show’s creator, wrote the special episode in a matter of days. Titled “Ismael and Isaac” a reference to the two sons of Abraham (and the Arab and Jewsish patriachs respectively), the show was offered up to viewers as an anomaly in the usual West Wing storyline. “This week we thought we’d do something a little different,” Rob Lowe (who plays Deputy Communications Director Sam Seaborn) said in the cast-led preface to the show. In addition to explaining the nature...
Giuliani could well win. But the law says he can't run. And the law has always been bigger than any one man, no matter how devastating the crisis. In 1864, Abraham Lincoln recognized that an election should not be a casualty of war, arguing, "If the rebellion could force us to forgo or postpone a national election, it might fairly claim to have already conquered and ruined...
...Abraham Lincoln once said, “I will prepare and some day my chance will come.” George W. Bush’s chance has come, and he has displayed character, steadfast integrity, and an unbreakable will. In these tumultuous times, we should all be proud to have him as our Commander-in-Chief...
...Giuliani could well win. But the law says he can't run. And the law has always been bigger than any one man, no matter how devastating the crisis. In 1864, Abraham Lincoln recognized that an election should not be a casualty of war, arguing, "If the rebellion could force us to forgo or postpone a national election, it might fairly claim to have already conquered and ruined...