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She paused and responded, “Well, don’t come with an easy question.” Then she proceeded to answer.
“I think the cause of the Civil War was basically how government was going to run, the freedoms and what people could and couldn’t do,” Haley said.
She then turned the question to the man who asked it: “What do you think the cause of the Civil War was?”
The man responded that he is not running for president and wanted to hear her thoughts.
“I think it always comes down to the role of government and what the rights of the people are,” Haley continued. “And I will always stand by the fact that I think government was intended to secure the rights and freedoms of the people. It was never meant to be all things to all people. Government doesn’t need to tell you how to live your life. They don’t need to tell you what you can and can’t do. They don’t need to be a part of your life.”
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When Haley ran for governor of South Carolina in 2010, she addressed the Civil War during a private meeting with two leaders of Confederate heritage groups. She called it a fight between “tradition” and “change.”
“You see passions on different sides,” she said at the time. during comments that were captured on video and previously reported by The Washington Post. “I don’t think anyone does anything out of hate.”
In February we reported how Haley previously in 2010 defended the Confederate flag, Confederate History Month, the right to secession, and called the Civil War a fight for ‘tradition v. change.’ https://t.co/44yXJi8EEM
— Andy Kaczynski (@KFILE) December 28, 2023
And you can watch the full remarks here: https://t.co/3pCmrCaiAg https://t.co/gAbVdRNimv
— Lauren Fritts (@laurenfritts) December 29, 2023
