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Originally Posted by CuteOldGuy
It is never necessary to give up freedom for security. - Ron Paul
Liberty is sacred. If we trade it in for some phony security, then we become like those we need to protect ourselves from.
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This is one more reason why the Founding Fathers gave is a Democratic Republic, with a Constitution that includes a Bill of Rights, that were delibertly made extremely difficult to change.
This protects the basic tenants from the petty whims of the moment, and from the Demagogue.