[CWOJackson]

I don't know. We seemed to have come out of WWII pretty strong and with out liberties entact; despite the many restrictions placed on them during the war.

[meta]

I don't know. We seemed to have come out of WWII pretty
strong and with out liberties intact;
despite the many restrictions placed on them during the war.

Some wartime restrictions are surely necessary, and some are surely foolish.

WWII brought (temporary) price controls.
Economists regard this restriction as an act of national sabotage.
Popular, though, and we won anyway.

[steve-b]

We seemed to have come out of WWII pretty strong and with out liberties entact; despite the many restrictions placed on them during the war.

That turns out not to be the case -- see the Don't Let Your Guard Down section of yesterday's Nealz Nuze.