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The saying is "essential liberty for temporary security" and Ben Franklin was talking about taxes. https://www.npr.org/2015/03/02/390245038/ben-franklins-famou
by lonelappde 7y ago
The saying is "essential liberty for temporary security" and Ben Franklin was talking about taxes.
https://www.npr.org/2015/03/02/390245038/ben-franklins-famous-liberty-safety-quote-lost-its-context-in-21st-century https://www.npr.org/2015/03/02/390245038/ben-franklins-famou...
- joey_bob 7y agoHe was talking about taxes, and the phrasing was different, the concept still applies.
- andrei_says_ 7y agoExactly. It’s true not because a particular authority said it; it’s true because it is true.