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Famous Quote from Benjamin Franklin,


"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little
temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."


By:

Benjamin Franklin (more quotes by Benjamin Franklin or books by/about Benjamin Franklin)


(1706-1790) US Founding Father

Date:

1755

Source:

reply of the Pennsylvania Assembly to the governor, November 11, 1755.
Later, the motto of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, c. 1759

Categories:

Freedom, Independence, Individual Rights, Security, Socialism, Society, Tyranny, Liberty, Terrorism

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