Did Thomas Jefferson, or did he not, say something to the effect of "When you sacrifice privacy for the sake of security, in the end you have neither." ?? If he did, could you please give me the exact quote?
Thanks in advance!
2007-01-15 07:18:13 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
"The man who would choose security over freedom deserves neither."
- Thomas Jefferson
2007-01-15 07:23:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anne C 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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.”
2007-01-15 15:30:17 · answer #2 · answered by hoov 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
"The man who would choose security over freedom deserves neither." -- Jefferson This is what the man said.
2007-01-15 15:23:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋