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Yes, the common usage of the quote is more lyrical than Franklin's usage. I didn't quote him specifically because it's sort of a misquote used in his sense.
by AbrahamParangi 5y ago
Yes, the common usage of the quote is more lyrical than Franklin's usage. I didn't quote him specifically because it's sort of a misquote used in his sense.
- shadowgovt 5y agoWithout the appeal to authority of citing Franklin though, it's not a quote that holds as much water when inspected on its own merits. Trading liberty for safety is the crux of social contract theory, so the absolutist interpretation of the quote is clearly devoid of worth. We can instead focus on "essential" and "temporary," and then perhaps it has value but we must then argue about the meaning of those words. ... Is the freedom to shout falsehoods with Facebook's megaphone without Facebook weighing in "essential?" How "temporary" is the safety we gain from Facebook tossing fact-checks on posts?