| "Those who sacrifice essential liberty
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| | now, I bet many of them would tell you
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| for temporary safety are not deserving of
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| | they wish they would have been a little
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| either liberty or safety." -- Ben
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| | more "obsessive and overzealous" about
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| Franklin, 1776
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| | protecting their freedom instead of
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| In the wake of 9/11 and subsequent
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| | sitting by passively and letting the
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| terrorist attacks around the world, there
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| | Islamic fundamentalists take over.
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| is a real temptation to allow the
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| | What about North Korea? Could a few more
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| government to take away some of our most
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| | "obsessive and overzealous" defenders of
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| precious rights in exchange for greater
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| | freedom have prevented that country
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| security. We must resist this temptation.
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| | becoming the communist threat to the
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| In order to have a free society, there
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| | world that it is today?
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| are certain prices that have to be paid.
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| | What about Nazi Germany? Could Hitler's
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| One of those is the possibility that
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| | rise to power have been nipped in the bud
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| someone will take advantage of our
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| | if his opponents had been a little more
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| freedom and use it as an opportunity to
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| | "obsessive and overzealous" instead of
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| endanger us. So what if they do? Giving
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| | being so timid? Could we have used a few
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| up any part of our freedom is not the
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| | more "obsessive and overzealous"
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| answer. In fact, that's exactly what the
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| | defenders of civil liberties in Germany
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| terrorists want. When we do that, they
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| | when six million Jews were losing their
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| win.
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| | lives?
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| The U.S.A. Patriot Act is a step in the
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| | What if George Washington, John Adams,
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| wrong direction and could represent a
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| | Thomas Jefferson, and the other Founding
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| slippery slope toward further erosion of
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| | Fathers would have just given in to
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| our rights. Write your Representative and
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| | England's demands instead of being so
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| Senators and ask them to repeal the
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| | "obsessive and overzealous" about their
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| U.S.A. Patriot Act and avoid passing
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| | freedom? And Patrick Henry? Surely he was
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| similar legislation in the future. If we
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| | an "obsessive and overzealous" person if
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| don't do something soon, the U.S. could
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| | there ever was one. Why he was even
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| soon have policies similar to many
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| | "obsessive and overzealous" enough to say
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| communist, fascist, and Islamic
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| | "give me liberty or give me death" and
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| fundamentalist countries, all under the
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| | really mean it!
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| guise of greater security!
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| | There are plenty of well-meaning but
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| People have accused me of being
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| | misguided and fearful individuals out
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| "obsessive and overzealous" on this issue
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| | there who are lobbying Congress to limit
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| but that's okay with me. Ask some of the
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| | our First and Second Amendment, habeas
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| senior citizens in Cuba who have been
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| | corpus, and other rights even further. We
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| under Castro's repressive regime for 45
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| | must let our voices be heard or the
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| years how they feel now. I bet many of
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| | voices of those people will be the only
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| them wish they would have been a little
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| | ones they hear. It only takes a few
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| more "obsessive and overzealous" about
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| | minutes to make a difference. Of course,
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| their freedom in 1959, instead of
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| | it doesn't take any time at all to sit
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| standing by passively when the communists
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| | back and let your rights completely
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| took over. Look what it's gotten them!
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| | erode. The choice is yours.
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| If some of those currently under Islamic
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| | "I would remind you that extremism in
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| rule in the Arab world were free to say
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| | defense of liberty is no vice.
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| what they thought about their situations
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