Funny you bring up that quote, from that book, on this very topic.
This is what I don't get. We celebrate the freedom we have here in the States. Yet, we allow those same freedoms to be compromised in the name of security an safety. An we tell ourselves.."If you got nothing to fear why are you upset?".
That should worry you more then anything. When the people allow such things, an justify it..that's craziness.
Last I checked, I don't need a babysitter. I'm well beyond that age. You can say it's for safety, or whatever, but all I see is more an more ways to control the populace. I don't need big brother watching me everywhere I go, or what I do. If they are that worried about the population they got bigger issues to worry over.
I'll quote it again since it's such a good one..
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin
He got it way back when..why can't people today do the same?
All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent. - Edmund Burke
Oh I got more. You know this.
Sirscrapalot - There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and in the name of justice.
- Charles de Montesquieu
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