Word: patriotism
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...also paved the way for the collapse of communist rule in Eastern Europe and the breakup of the U.S.S.R. Notwithstanding the controversies and intrigues, like the Iran-contra scandal, that plagued him by the end of his term, the Great Communicator will always be remembered as a true American patriot who defended his beliefs and, through the strength of his convictions plus sheer determination, reasserted the U.S.'s position as the global economic and military superpower that it is today. All the freedom-loving peoples of the world owe him a huge debt of gratitude. Jim Victa Hipolito Kawit...
...muscular use of power. A born defender of the citizenry's right to dissent from and even actively oppose its leaders' decisions, he strongly aligned himself against the Alien and Sedition Acts, which had been signed by his predecessor Adams. (To the extent that certain elements of the current Patriot Act smack of oppression, Jefferson might find it alarming too.) And following the Louisiana Purchase--whose constitutionality he questioned but whose practical benefits he found irresistible--he boldly claimed the nation's far-reaching wilderness by sending Lewis and Clark on their unprecedented expedition, the purpose of which...
...malicious" writings against the government with fines and imprisonment. Most of those arrested under the Sedition Act were Republican editors, and instead of sending boatloads of aliens back to France, it resulted in no one's deportation. In a foreshadowing of the climate that inspired today's USA Patriot Act, at the turn of the century 200 years ago, it was common practice to question the patriotism of citizens, immigrants and the political opposition...
...18TH CENTURY PATRIOT ACT: The Alien and Sedition laws...
Bush has said as much himself. "My job is to make sure that, as President, people understand that in this country you can worship any way you choose," he told the religion writers. "And I'll take that a step further. You can be a patriot if you don't believe in the Almighty. You can honor your country and be as patriotic as your neighbor." But Bush also sees a change in how people respond to him since he was last on the campaign trail--although that may say more about the times we are living in than anything...