“They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.”

Posted on February 23, 2011 by

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3 Responses to “They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.”

  1. suyts says:
    February 23, 2011 at 5:09 am

    Beautiful quote from a brilliant mind! But I prefer Sam Adams when trying to convey those types of thought.

    “If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animating contest of freedom, — go from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen!”

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  2. Amino Acids in Meteorites says:
    February 23, 2011 at 7:05 am

    Where would Thomas Jefferson’s reputation be without Ben Franklin?

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  3. Amino Acids in Meteorites says:
    February 23, 2011 at 7:26 am

    “When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.”

    ~Benjamin Franklin

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