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Showing Original Post only (View all)Does anyone know the context of the Franklin quote that is currently going around: [View all]
"They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."
What were the circumstances behind this quote? What liberty was being given up, what safety was involved?
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Does anyone know the context of the Franklin quote that is currently going around: [View all]
hedgehog
Jun 2013
OP
Safety from what, exactly? It sounds to me that taken from the point of view of the Crown,
hedgehog
Jun 2013
#2
Franklin more importantly said "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure"
graham4anything
Jun 2013
#3
As Kristofferson MEANT when he wrote "Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose"
graham4anything
Jun 2013
#12
It's all about the guns and the 2nd. Nothing more, nothing less.I oppose all guns/bullets.
graham4anything
Jun 2013
#17
Graham4 & NRA: "That starts with 'T,' that sounds like 'P,' that stands for POOL!"
Eleanors38
Jun 2013
#22
It's from the title page of "The Historical Review of Pennsylvania" from 1759, so before...
Recursion
Jun 2013
#8
I will offer the actual quote, it is from a letter about a specific case and issue...
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2013
#10
I'd say the government, especially since since the implementation of the Enabling Act of 2001
hobbit709
Jun 2013
#20
This is America, and I am free and will stick to my opinion, thank you. You may disagree.
graham4anything
Jun 2013
#25