Thursday, June 30, 2005

Thought For The Day - 6/30/05








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

Historically attributed to Ben Franklin (here's an interesting article on it).

BTW, it's Wanda's byline, too!

9 comments:

Robert Rouse said...

Alicia,

I am one of the guilty parties. I have used that saying more than once. However, no matter if it is a misquote of Franklin's or not, no matter how you say it, I believe the axiom rings true today . . . especially today. But I like the original, "Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." What beautiful words!

Alicia Morgan said...

The Benster had a deft touch, n'est-ce pas?

Robert Rouse said...

Oui, c'est vrai.

wanda said...

Since you often visit my blog, you know that's my byline. I firmly believe and support every word!

Alicia Morgan said...

It's so very true, Wanda - it's funny how you can read something over and over and not see it; it's there on your front page, big as life!

Every day, we seem to be more in danger of losing it.

oldwhitelady said...

I went over and read Wanda's post. It was sure a thing of beauty. You know, after reading your posts and Wanda's, I feel one coming on, too. Of course, I will have to wait until the weekend evening. Work has to come first:(

Alicia Morgan said...

Give it a day to build a head of steam, and then...pow!

We'll be waiting.

oldwhitelady said...

Alicia - yeah, another day and a good night's sleep should help. I've been sleep deprived lately. I finally picked up one of those mattress pads that are conducive to sleeping. I slapped that on the bed, made it up and tried it out. Wow! It wasn't the egg crate pad I wanted, but I was able to sleep through the fireworks the neighbors are shooting off. Enough sleep and I should be able to shake off the fuzzy brain syndrome to get clear thoughts:)

Robert Rouse said...

Alicia,

Thought I'd drop by and wish you and yours a happy and safe 4th of July holiday!