Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God. Thomas Jefferson
A society that will trade a little liberty for a little order will lose both, and deserve neither Thomas Jefferson
A very wise man and one who espoused much wisdom on our liberties.
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“Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.” - Benjamin Franklin