Dick Durbin said "Professor Stone thoughtfully reviews America's history of restricting civil liberties during times of war and our subsequent regret for those decisions. His speech invites reflection by the Members of this Senate as we debate important issues of national security and civil rights, and counsels us to ``value not only [our] own liberties but the liberties of others . . . and to have the wisdom to know excess when it exists and the courage to preserve liberty when it is imperiled.''" @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordNovember 4, 2003

Professor Stone thoughtfully reviews America's history of restricting civil liberties during times of war and our subsequent regret for those decisions. His speech invites reflection by the Members of this Senate as we debate important issues of national security and civil rights, and counsels us to ``value not only [our] own liberties but the liberties of others . . . and to have the wisdom to know excess when it exists and the courage to preserve liberty when it is imperiled.''

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Dick Durbin

Democratic · Illinois

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing civil liberties during wartime and the implications for national security and civil rights.

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