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Trading liberty for safety

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

Author Greg RavenPosted on April 7, 2009November 1, 2018Format QuoteCategories libertyTags Benjamin Franklin

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