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"No man's life, liberty or fortune is safe
while our legislature is in session."

by:	Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) US Founding Father
Source:	Falsey attributed to Franklin. Orginal source is from Gideon J. Tucker,�Final Accounting in the Estate of A.B., 1 Tucker 248 (N.Y. Surr. 1866), in a decision of a will case: “No man’s life, liberty or property are safe while the Legislature is in session.” http://libertytree.ca/quotes/Gideon.J..Tucker.Quote.28AD
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-- Logan, Memphis, TN
:-) Never more true than today -- Mike, Norwalk 2
... but it need not be that way, nor do I believe that it is always that way... -- Anonymous, Reston, VA US
Why do you agree with this quote but rate it thumbs down? -- Joe, Rochester, MI
Reston has something in its water supply. -- Bob, Eugene OR 1
George Washington said government was like fire. Fires, if not used correctly, can burn you until you die; it can maim you, taking away liberty you once had; and it can destroy your property. Government or fire is most dangerous when it becomes too big to control. Just try stopping a wildfire and you'll see how hard it is to stop government. -- Ken, Allyn, WA 2
Eureka! A truth! -- David L. Rosenthal 1
Same as it ever was. -- E Archer, NYC 1
When they meet, they find creative ways of extrating and spending more of my money. -- Mike, South Jordan, Utah 1
Does anyone know the original source of this Ben Franklin quote? I can only find it sourced to Gideon J. Tucker. -- Ernest Parham, Colcord, OK
This quote is attributed to Mark Twain and listed under his name on this web site. My recollection is that Twain's exact quote is that "No man's life, liberty or property is secure when the legislature is in session." I doubt that Franklin would have made such a cynical remark about the republic he had worked so hard to gain. -- Kurt, Los Angeles
It's exactly correct no matter who said it. It's especially true now with that bunch of socialists and muslims running things in D.C. -- jim k, Austin, Tx 2
"Freedom is the absence of legislation" said the late Merrill Jenkins, Monetary Realist whim I knew well. Learn what others think of him today. google: "merrill jenkins" money using money outside the quote marks -- Dave Wilber, St. Louis 1
-- Mary, MI
-- jim k, austin
No longer funny... -- E Archer, NYC
How about today? 2021 -- E Archer, NYC
This quote has been misattributed to Ben Franklin. It is actually from Gideon J. Tucker, Final Accounting in the Estate of A.B., 1 Tucker 248 (N.Y. Surr. 1866), in a decision of a will case: “No man’s life, liberty or property are safe while the Legislature is in session.” http://libertytree.ca/quotes/Gideon.J..Tucker.Quote.28AD The source has been updated. -- Editor, Liberty Quotes

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