The why, by Benjamin Franklin: "Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
The how, by Thomas Jefferson: "If once the people become inattentive to the public affairs, you and I, and Congress and Assemblies, Judges and Governors, shall all become wolves. It seems to be the law of our general nature, in spite of individual exceptions."
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Re: Big Picture Questions
Date: 2023-01-12 06:08 pm (UTC)"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
The how, by Thomas Jefferson:
"If once the people become inattentive to the public affairs, you and I, and Congress and Assemblies, Judges and Governors, shall all become wolves. It seems to be the law of our general nature, in spite of individual exceptions."