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On Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:17:12 -0700, Bruce Chambers

 

wrote:

 

 

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>They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary

 

>safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

 

 

 

I'm sure when Ben Franklin said this, it was appropriate and worth

 

saying.

 

 

 

But in general, it's not true. Everyone except criminals deserve

 

both liberty and safety, and if one is forced to choose one over the

 

other, even if makes what others consider a bad choice, even if he

 

makes what he later considers a bad choice, he still deserves both.

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