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April 14, 2007

Quote Of The Day

by Doug Mataconis

Benjamin Franklin on the trade off between liberty and security:

Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.

As true today as it was in the 18th Century.

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1 Comment

  1. It is a good quote. What I find to be amusing is that some people will use it to criticize Homeland Security or the War on Terror and yet be completely befuddled when I use it to describe Social Security.

    Comment by tkc — April 16, 2007 @ 9:01 pm

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