ahead of his time
Anyone willing to give up liberty to avoid future terrorist attacks should read this quote over and over again.
“They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.”
— Benjamin Franklin, 1759
Great quote. It’s one of my all-time favorites.
I think that he was right. You shold try to get together a group of people to rent the Goodyear blimp and display that quote during some big football game or something… maybe that would jerk some of the people who’re running scared back into reality. Probably not, though…
Amen!