"Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom.
It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves."
by:
William Pitt
(1759-1806) British Prime Minister (1783-1801, 1804-06) during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars.
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Speech, House of Commons, 18 November 1783
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Our government (tyrants) claim the Patriot Act is a "necessity", and ordinary Americans will accept their slavery. WAKE UP PEOPLE! Write to your legislators and ask them to vote against the Patriot Act, or your freedom in this country is screwed.
 -- Joe, Rochester, MI		 
Right-on Pitt - when will Americans see through this Gobels stuff. If you sit on the couch to long it will Gobel you up...
 -- Robert, Sarasota		 
 -- Mike, Mount Holly, NC 
Remember, it was the necessity plea that justified slavery, the holocaust, the internment of the Japanese, the 'patriot' act, and the establishment of Guantanamo. 1783 ... 2006 and nothing's changed. At least we now have an honest definition of the word 'patriot'.
 -- Terry Berg, Occidental, CA		 
Ditto
 -- Dick Trice, Fort Worth		 
seems this credo has been uttered today by our government. tyrants beware ~ your end is coming
 -- dragonswizardz		 
Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.
 -- David, South Bend, IN		 
I think you have more to fear from the radical left, particularly the "environmental" movement. They will tell you it's not "necessary" to own that big house or big car or truck. Under the guise of protection of the enviornment they will take away your property, and your lifestyle, because they decide you don't need all that. The Patriot Act is just a boogie man that the leftists scream about to blind you off their real plans.
 -- Ivan, Indianapolis		 
"Bush says government role essential to ease crisis " AP headline Sept. 19, 2008 Necessity... the plea of tyrants, the creed of slaves.
 -- Edie, Corpus Christi		 
A good summation of the problem, very accurate in its application.
 -- Mike, Norwalk		 
the leadership for sure....
 -- Kimo, USA		 
Tyrants always say that they are doing it for our own good.
 -- jim k, Austin, Tx		 
"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." -C. S. Lewis English essayist (1898 - 1963)
 -- Byron, Fort Collins		 
Sadly, every time there's any kind of a problem within the community / nation, far too many people are saying the Government needs to "do something". Guess what folks, the government is usually the cause of whatever problem we are having so why would we trust them to fix the problems they've created? What the Government needs to do...is back the hell off!
 -- J Carlton, Calgary		 
We live in times of moral cowards, unwilling to look full on into the train wreck about to happen to them. If they would only look, they would realize that safety is as simple as ackowledging the train and driving their parked car off the tracks.
 -- Laura, Taylor, Texas		 
Very Good !
 -- George Thomas Jr, Hampton, Va.		 
 
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