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Dare Call It Treason

Eric Foner
May 15, 2003   |    This article appeared in the June 2, 2003 edition of The Nation.
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Few traditions are more American than freedom of speech and the right to
dissent.

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Eric Foner
Eric Foner, a member of The Nation’s editorial board, is the DeWitt Clinton Professor of History at Columbia...

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Eric Foner
May 15, 2003   |    This article appeared in the June 2, 2003 edition of The Nation.
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