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What comments am I tired of seeing, you ask? This one: "Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liber
by basicallydan 13y ago
What comments am I tired of seeing, you ask?
This one:
"Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
If you want to argue against surveillance, please do it with your words instead of just going "Well Benjamin Franklin said..."
I'm not saying don't quote him or use his arguments in yours, but simply quoting a man who has been dead for hundreds is not an argument.
- paulnechifor 13y agoI think that's perfectly valid. Sometimes a dead guy can make an argument better than I can and it's better to quote him than rephrase it in my own words and pretend I'm insightful. This does however mean that I'm supposed to respond to criticism of the content of the quote since I agree with it.
- basicallydan 13y agoI agree with it too, and yes it's insightful. I think the key thing missing though is anything more to explain why you feel that way - as you say, you need to respond to criticism of the content of the quote :)