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by lsc 3029 days ago
>"Those who give up freedom for security deserve neither."

so, this is generally attributed to Franklen, and makes a lot more sense in context:

"those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."

It's not really that there's a problem with trading freedom for security; we all do that. But mind the exchange rate!