[quote author=_http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin]
Many paraphrased derivatives of this have often become attributed to Franklin:
They that can give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.
They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Those Who Sacrifice Liberty For Security Deserve Neither.
He who would trade liberty for some temporary security, deserves neither liberty nor security.
He who sacrifices freedom for security deserves neither.
People willing to trade their freedom for temporary security deserve neither and will lose both.
If we restrict liberty to attain security we will lose them both.
Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.
He who gives up freedom for safety deserves neither.
Those who would trade in their freedom for their protection deserve neither.
Those who give up their liberty for more security neither deserve liberty nor security
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So many ways that stress the same point, yes?
I am impressed to add:
Do you really feel safer now?
Somewhere I read the best place to live is a minimum two(2) days walk from any large city because most people would give up walking after two(2) days.
Sad to me young people today have no life experience of so-called happier times. I'm not talking only of those pesky terrrorrristsss either. Daily life before political correctness. Before handheld telephones, microwave ovens, Teflon, High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS), before any home/personal computer devices, many telephones where party lines. Premium gas used to be called Hi-Test. Back when milk used to be delivered to your home. A doctor would come to your house and tend your sick family member. When the television channel changer was to get up, walk over to the TV and bend over and turn the knob. And... it was black & white television. One TV commercial was go buy a burger, fries and beverage and get change from your dollar bill. Absolutely nobody used swear words on the television, radio, nor music heard. I also remember leaving the house doors unlock at night. People spoke with each other and waved hello.
Now I see why my father used to say things ain't like they used to be...
sigh...
, is this?
Shoot, we're all probably on some freakin' list anyway...
edited for clarity.