On the recordFebruary 6, 2012
But under war time conditions, people generally get more careless about their civil liberties.
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Ron Paul
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transcripts.cnn.comRon Paul: “But under war time conditions, people generally get more careless about their civil liberties.”
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Ron Paul warns about the erosion of civil liberties during wartime.
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