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[John Starta]

At 03:12 PM 9/14/01 -0700, Alan Dayley wrote:

>Amazing.  Ben Franklin said, "Those who would give up essential liberty to
>purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
>(see note 1)
>
>[snip]
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>Note 1: I have seen this "quote" re-worded so many times I am beginning to
>doubt it's authenticity.  Does anyone know where the ORIGINAL version is?
>In any case, I agree with the idea presented.

The original quote is: "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a 
little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."

The author is Benjamin Franklin. The sentence was used frequently during 
the Revolutionary period. It first appeared in November, 1755, in an answer 
by the Assembly of Pennsylvania to the Governor, and forms the motto of 
Franklin's "Historical Review," 1759.

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