Fear Of War Research Paper

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From the beginning of America’s history citizens know the act and terror of war. War is a word derived from the German word “werren” meaning to cause confusion. In fact, this is exactly what war contributes to society and America, confusion. After America declared their independence the founding fathers wrote the Constitution and within the Constitution it contains the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights is the nations restrictions of government power and also includes the idea of every American Citizens natural rights. These innate rights can be considered the American ideals along with freedom and the pursuit of happiness. War blurs the lines of American ideals leading to the betrayal of these ethics against other countries and in their own

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