You don't have to disagree with Franklin. The context of that quote is grossly misinterpreted by modern readers who have no idea what the fuck Franklin was talking about in 1755.
http://www.lawfareblog.com/2011/07/what-...ally-said/
But it is necessary to read the whole article.
http://www.lawfareblog.com/2011/07/what-...ally-said/
Quote:In short, Franklin was not describing some tension between government power and individual liberty. He was describing, rather, effective self-government in the service of security as the very liberty it would be contemptible to trade.
But it is necessary to read the whole article.
