Crazy Quote of the Day

Posted on 02/02/2010 at 10:19 am by Bob Cesca

“The paramount civil liberty is a sense of security.” —Richard Cohen

Ah yes. The latest fear-mongering variation of: “You can’t have civil liberties if you’re dead.”

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  • phastphil

    What ever happened to: “Give me Liberty or Give me Death”?

  • Red Pill

    “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.”–Benjamin FranklinI win.

  • nawog

    Cohen must miss the color code alert system that made us “feel” safe. And all that unused duct tape we bought is ready and waiting for the next attack. Gotta go ziplock my liquids for my flight and will be scrutinizing my fellow travelers’ bottoms. So great to “feel” safe thanks to the safeguards instituted by the great President Bush.

  • terry

    so…prisoners must be the most free americans, because, if anything, they are certainly secured.

  • http://jeffgrillsblog.blogspot.com/ Jeff Grill

    A wise mentor once told me, “The only security we will ever have is in knowing we will never be secure.”

  • likala

    $200 mil a year huh? Looks like all the Murdock minions got their talking points along with Billo. Be afraid, be very afraid.