Franklin Liberty-Safety Quote
The cluster centers on repeated invocations of Benjamin Franklin's quote warning that those who trade essential liberty for temporary safety deserve neither, often in debates about government surveillance, security measures, and civil liberties.
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"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." --Benjamin Franklin
Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.
Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.
To quote Franklin - "Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. Ben Franklin
He who would trade liberty for some temporary security, deserves neither liberty nor security (via Ben Franklin)
Absolutely agree on here as Benjamin Franklin once said: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." -Benjamin Franklin
Reminds me of the quote (of Benjamin Franklin):"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." ~ Ben Franklin