Those Who Would Give Up Freedom For Security Will Have Neither
And this reminded how often the quote is misused to generally condemn liberty for safety trade offs something i wrote about back in 2002 in the earliest days of this blog.
Those who would give up freedom for security will have neither. He who sacrifices freedom for security deserves neither. Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both. The exact quotation which is from a letter that franklin is believed to have written on behalf of the pennsylvania general assembly reads those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both he who gives up freedom for safety deserves neither those who would trade in their freedom for their protection deserve neither.
Benjamin franklin historical review of pennsylvania 1759 us author diplomat inventor physicist politician printer 1706 1790 notes about this quotation. Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin franklin those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
By now you ve probably seen the paraphrase of a ben franklin quote that those who give up liberty for security deserve neither he said similar things a few different ways but the standard actual. He who gives his freedom for safety gets none of them.