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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
The founding fathers knew that there would be a few downsides to freedom, accidental or purposeful deaths being a couple of them. The price of freedom can be high. Benjamin Franklin knew this when he said 'those that would sacrifice liberty for safety deserve neither'.
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Ben Franklin didn't say that, he published a book that someone else wrote that said it. At any rate you altered the quote in a way that distorts the point. What was really said was this:
"They who would give up
essential liberty to obtain a
little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
So, even the original author and Franklin qualified that statement. The words essential and temporary clearly imply that there may be an appropriate cost in terms of liberties for an appropriate type and amount of security.