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What Is The Price Of Citizenship In Time Of War? What Are The Limits To Government Authority Over The Liberty Of A Free People? Does The Military Draft Have A Place In American Democracy? Since The Birth Of The United States, These Questions Have Driven A Defining National Debate. This Documentary, First Aired On Pbs, Unpacks The History And The Arguments That Have Shaped Military Conscription In The United States.--adapted From Container.