On Edge: Responding to terrorism in 2016

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On Edge: Responding to terrorism in 2016

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Date - 6th January 2016
By - Dr Dave Sloggett - Police Oracle

The quotation that “eternal vigilance is the price of liberty” is often wrongly attributed to US President Thomas Jefferson. In fact Jefferson scholars can find no incident where these words were used by the President. Irrespective of...

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