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...seek to reconstruct our lives after the events of Sept. 11, it is important not to let confusion, intimidation or fear rule our actions. Instead, we must preserve the freedoms and liberties that have characterized this country. Calls for new security measures??€”at any cost —are now easy to make; it is much harder to preserve our basic civil liberties...
Simple security measures??€”guards and metal detectors at building entrances, ID checks, and bollards, which are concrete pots that guard against car bombs, around key buildings—can have a strong deterrent effect...
...seemed to be carried out without any severe breaches of normal security procedures. The U.S. government must act swiftly to protect American soil from the danger of future attacks, working not only to prevent a specific duplication of Tuesday’s tragedy, but also to investigate what other measures??€”consistent with our basic liberties—must be taken to keep Americans safe...
Dartmouth decided to offer deferrals to avoid having to resort to drastic measures??€”Princeton installed temporary trailers after a similarly large class several years ago—and because college officials believe a year off before college can be beneficial to students, Furstenberg said...