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Prior to the general presidential election in 2004, a case was brought to federal court asserting that the national GOP had been distributing flyers by mail to certain states. I believe they were Mississippi and West Virginia and I believe the litigant was the ACLU National Chapter although I may be wrong. It seems said mailings alluded to the ideas that Kerry wanted to ban all guns and that the Democrats were taking steps to outlaw the bible.
The national GOP admitted to the accusations and the case was thrown out of court. It seems that there is no law against an interest group mailing out misinformation.
The Moral: Philosopher John Stuart Mill called it tyrranny of the majority. Manipulate the sheep, especially through fear, and you may use your power to do what you will with their freedoms.
Not to call you out man, but I think you have your sig wrong. I believe it's something like "Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety"
And is generally regarded as a Ben Franklin quote, from a book he published. And if I recall my American History correctly, whether or not he actually wrote that is debatable.
Not trying to be smart, I'd want someone to correct me if I was wrong
I've seen it listed as both Franklin and Jefferson. I've also seen it worded in several different ways. In all honesty I don't know witch is correct.
You're the first person I've ever heard attribute it to Jefferson.
A quick Google search turned up only Franklin hits. I'd be interested in any places you've seen it as a Jefferson quote.
"Those who sacrifice freedom for safety deserve neither." The earliest source of this quote actually seems to be Benjamin Franklin. The original quote is as follows: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." Franklin first said this in the Pennsylvania Assembly's November 11, 1755 reply to the Governor, and it appears in The Papers of Benjamin Franklin v. 6, p. 242 (ed. Labaree). You can see a slightly altered version at Bartleby.com. This quote also appears on the Statue of Liberty.
