i was watching a documentary. i heard a lady in england say that people must "give up freedom in order to be free".
HUH!!??
this is one of the most chilling statements i have ever heard.
i hope there are few out there that "think" this way.
2007-07-03 18:08:08 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
ben franklin said something to the effect; anyone that would give up freedom for safety deserves neither.
2007-07-03 18:09:53 · update #1
truckjumper- umm, ya, well said.
you hand over your freedoms and i'll keep mine, thanks.
2007-07-03 18:16:43 · update #2
psu840- this is classic orwellian doublespeak. you can't give up freedom in order to be free any more than you can jump in a lake in order to keep dry.
1+1 still equals 2!! no matter how hard you and your ilk try and make it add up to 3.
2007-07-03 18:19:03 · update #3
The Patriot Act II erodes the freedoms that this country was supposedly founded upon. This entire "War on Terror" is nothing more than an excuse to squash the civil liberties of the citizens of this country. No more "terror" episodes are needed; the puppet masters have you right where they want you.
:-(
2007-07-03 19:44:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
That quote is fairly correct. To be completely protected, you must let the government who protects you get all the information they can, which will probably be invade your privacy.
There are more then a few. Most of them are on the left.
2007-07-03 18:12:54 · answer #2 · answered by PSU840 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No one would, or should, but sometimes when you vote for someone other than Ron Paul, you will NOT have a choice on what you give up. Ron Paul stands for freedom and liberty. Check him out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWfIhFhelm8
2007-07-03 18:34:11 · answer #3 · answered by Martin N 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
We shouldn't give up freedom but we also shouldn't do away with all laws and policies that protect our freedoms or shrug away any thoughts of improving them. It's a complex balance.
2007-07-03 18:17:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
NO! didnt Franklin say that "freedom must be renewed with blood every so often" or something like that
2007-07-03 18:13:41 · answer #5 · answered by annoyingdude99 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
This sort of panic is a victory for terrorism. Once you give up freedoms you never get them back.
2007-07-03 18:11:54 · answer #6 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
well if your 'safety' sucks, you wont be free for long now will you?
2007-07-03 18:14:33 · answer #7 · answered by TJ815 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
don't think so
2007-07-03 18:13:49 · answer #8 · answered by plhudson01 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋