Compare And Contrast Essay On The Crucible

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Kennedy, Miller and Reagan all assert that governments must use whatever measures necessary to protect and maintain their respective lifestyles. Miller, in his condemnation of witchcraft and its failure to allow due process in prosecuting alleged perpetrators of this occurrence, reveals the need for a democratic judicial process. JFK urges people to reevaluate their attitudes and promote peace from within. He argues that while it is necessary to have the required force should an enemy fail to respect the United States, ideally future generations will be able to work cohesively together and realize that they possess more commonalities than differences. Reagan stresses the importance of freedom. It is our freedom of speech that is worth …show more content…

In the Crucible people did not have freedom of thought or speech, they were confined. Individuals should enjoy the constitutional rights they are given. Regan states,” They’ll tell you its all that they learned in their struggles along the way, yes it is what they learned from failing.” People and governments make mistakes, Ragean has the advantage of hindsite to comment on how America has handled threats to its security during the twentieth century. America was heavy handed in many of the ways it handled threats to its security. The dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki is considered inhumane and the huge number of civilian deaths is considered entirely avoidable. However, at the time the American government felt it was the best way to ensure the Japanese would surrender in World War 2. Placing Japanesse civilians in internment camps, is also considered drastic is retrospect, although at the time it was considered a justifiable way to handle a perceived threat to American security. Ragen may recognize the fact that freedom is vital for humans, yet he also fails to come to cognizant with the fact that he needs to take a stance limiting security threats and or crimes. In both cases by recognizing that American freedom is the most essential part of Democratic life, Reagan indirectly condones any drastic measures which are needed to perserve

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