This caught my eye in a reading today.
"those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
Benjamin Franklin, 1759.
This caught my eye in a reading today.
"those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
Benjamin Franklin, 1759.
So while Franklin's oft-cited quote may make some of us feel all warm and fuzzy inside, it's not helping push the intellectual discussion that led Franklin to make the quote in the first place.