June 21, 2012
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I'd always heard the Benjamin Franklin quote as, "He who sacrifices freedom for security deserves neither," to which my response was always, "What liberty is there without safety?"
The actual quote I find far more advisable: "Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
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I agree, and good response!
Mere than ever, this is an era of strident assertions and retorts. Correctness and nuance are always to be appreciated. To paraphrase Obi Wan, “Not as clumsy or random as a sound byte; an elegant weapon for a more civilized age.”
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