Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.

— Benjamin Franklin (January 17 1706 – April 17 1790)

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4 Responses to “[1472] Of deserve neither and will lose both”

  1. on 11 Dec 2007 at 23:29 Klaw

    Hafiz,
    The perfect quote. Thank you.

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