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The Impulse To Make Ourselves Safer By Making Ourselves Less Free Is An Old One ... When We Are Badly Frightened, We Think We Can Make Ourselves Safer By Sacrificing Some Of Our Liberties. We Did It During The Mccarthy Era Out Of Fear Of Communism. Less Liberty Is Regularly Proposed As A Solution To Crime, To Pornography, To Illegal Immigration, To Abortion, To All Kinds Of Threats.

The Charm Of Ronald Reagan Is Not Just That He Kept Telling Us Screwy Things, It Was That He Believed Them All. No Wonder We Trusted Him, He Never Lied To Us. ... His Stubbornness, Even Defiance, In The Face Of Facts ('stupid Things,' He Once Called Them In A Memorable Slip) Was Nothing Short Of Splendid. ... This Is The Man Who Proved That Ignorance Is No Handicap To The Presidency.

One Thing That Corporations Do Not Do Is Give Out Money Out Of The Goodness Of Their Hearts.

There Is No Inverse Relationship Between Freedom And Security. Less Of One Does Not Lead To More Of The Other. People With No Rights Are Not Safe From Terrorist Attack.

Sit Up, Join Up, Get On Line, Get In Touch, Find Out Who's Raising Hell And Join Them. No Use Waiting On A Bunch Of Wussy Politicians.