Am Mittwoch, den 04.01.2006, 15:54 +0100 schrieb cobaco (aka Bart Cornelis): > On Wednesday 04 January 2006 13:38, David C. Weichert wrote: > > Am Mittwoch, den 04.01.2006, 10:50 +0100 schrieb Petter Reinholdtsen: > > > (And for those of you believing that we should let go of our freedom > > > to gain security, I trust that you know that there is nothing new > > > about this discussion, and probably also know this quote from > > > President Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826): "Those who desire to give up > > > freedom in order to gain security will not have, nor do they deserve, > > > either one." It is still true today. Power corrupts, and giving the > > > government more power by reducing our freedom will not give us more > > > security only less freedom) > > > > First I thought this must be Ben Franklin (1706-90) and read: > > > > "They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, > > deserve neither liberty or security" > > http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin: > > according to that it originally appeared as a motto on the title page of 'An > Historical Review of the Constitution and Government of > Pennsylvania' (1759) Which was attributed to Benjamin Franklin, though the > phrase is now believed to come from a fellow diplomat by the name of > Richard Jackson (and there's a letter wher Franklin says the quote isn't > his) > Thank You! Also thank you for pointing out some more recent quotes :-) What currently happens to civil liberties in western societies is disgraceful. But it is nice to read about freedom and not just free software on debian-edu, it makes me feel that Debian is a good choice, not only because it's good software, but also because it has such a strong commitment to free software. Kind regards David -- There are no rules anywhere. -- The Discordian Society, page 00032
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