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FLASHBACK 1991: George Bush gets a dose of the Four Freedoms.
The Four Freedoms could have real meaning at home in a country that castigates those who oppose the Persian Gulf war as un-American and who cough the old "America, Love it or Leave It" routine. One can only wonder about the worth of Freedom of Speech and Assembly if these democratic talismans are only available in the lazy, Indian summer days when there is no war, and thus, no reason to take to the streets.
The Four Freedoms could have real meaning at home in a country that castigates those who oppose the Persian Gulf war as un-American and who cough the old "America, Love it or Leave It" routine. One can only wonder about the worth of Freedom of Speech and Assembly if these democratic talismans are only available in the lazy, Indian summer days when there is no war, and thus, no reason to take to the streets.
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