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Benjamin Franklin once said: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."

• king_magic 7y ago
  And I think it’s fair to ask if those ideas, expressed hundreds of years ago, are still “100%-blanket-statement-correct”, or if they should ever be modified based on changing societal conditions. Blind faith in a political figure from several centuries ago is, to me, as ridiculous as blind faith in an imaginary magic sky deity.
• bart_spoon 7y ago
  Its probably problematic to be religiously dogmatic about applying quotes from historical figures from nearly three centuries ago about every possible modern context.
• konart 7y ago
  You might wanna read more about the circumstances when those words were said.
• whiteopinions 7y ago
  ...this was said in reference to being able to use the powers of legislature to serve the greater good despite private interests. It means the exact opposite of what you think it means.