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Originally posted by efthimios@Dec 10 2005, 04:17 PM
Didn't one of the founding fathers (USA) said that any democracy that does that deserves neither security nor freedom?
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That was Ben Franklin, and the quote is:
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Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.
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(according to
Wikiquote, anyway)