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Citizens Dissent: Security, Morality, and Leadership in an Age of Terror

New Patriotism Series series

Wendell Berry and David James Duncan present a haunting call to the collective conscience of the citizenry, and an urgent challenge to the meaning and workings of a true democracy. Their patriotic dissents expand the context for questions of terror and security, and present an enlightened understanding of the threats to — and responsibilities of — freedom.

Audience
adult
Length
short · 64 pages

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