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Originally Posted by Robbie
One thing is for sure...if nothing else 9-11 succeeded in taking away a ton of our freedom and has made our govt. more oppressive than ever.
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So true Robbie, here's a favorite quote of mine:
AUTHOR: Benjamin Franklin (1706?90)
QUOTATION: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
ATTRIBUTION: BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Pennsylvania Assembly: Reply to the Governor, November 11, 1755.?The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, ed. Leonard W. Labaree, vol. 6, p. 242 (1963).
This quotation, slightly altered, is inscribed on a plaque in the stairwell of the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty: ?They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.?
http://www.nps.gov/history/history/o...h/11/hh11q.htm