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“At a time of national crisis, I think it is particularly apparent that we need to encourage the study of our past. Our children and grandchildren—indeed, all of us—need to know the ideas and ideals on which our nation has been built. We need to understand how fortunate we are to live in freedom. We need to understand that living in liberty is such a precious thing that generations of men and women …

…in both citizens and terrorists, but a greater sense of hope in the war against terrorism is present. The USA PATRIOT Act, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and the Homeland Security Act all take at least some unarguable steps in the right direction. Whether or not the new legislation will successfully fight terrorism or not will be difficult to prove but at least some steps have been taken to try to reduce the threats present.