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

—written for the Pennsylvania Assembly in its Reply to the Governor, 11 November 1755 "

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Benjamin Franklin quote : They who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.<br /><br />—written for the Pennsylvania Assembly in its <i>Reply to the Governor</i>, 11 November 1755