tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9748383.post115056914048146679..comments2023-06-24T06:54:23.141-04:00Comments on The Chestnut Tree Cafe: The War On YouJim Wetzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07358539074647113747noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9748383.post-1150676367104946252006-06-18T20:19:00.000-04:002006-06-18T20:19:00.000-04:00Thank you greatly for the clarification.Thank you greatly for the clarification.John Goodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05362896971987049810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9748383.post-1150649595139837512006-06-18T12:53:00.000-04:002006-06-18T12:53:00.000-04:00John,The quote: "They that can give up essential l...John,<BR/><BR/>The quote: "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety," is <A HREF="" REL="nofollow">attributed to</A> Benjamin Franklin:<BR/><BR/><I>This sentence was much used in the Revolutionary period. It occurs even so early as November, 1755, in an answer by the Assembly of Pennsylvania to the Governor, and forms the motto of Franklin’s “Historical Review,” 1759, appearing also in the body of the work.—Frothingham: Rise of the Republic of the United States, p. 413.</I><BR/><BR/>It is certainly apt to this subject, and practically every other in our post-9/11 <B>SecurityState</B>.Jim Wetzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07358539074647113747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9748383.post-1150594385807717442006-06-17T21:33:00.000-04:002006-06-17T21:33:00.000-04:00Okay Bartleby, what's that famous quote. . ."Those...Okay Bartleby, what's that famous quote. . ."Those who sacrifice liberty for security shall have neither" ? That's as close as I can recall it.John Goodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05362896971987049810noreply@blogger.com