http://www.horncologne.com/taxonomy/term/96 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.horncologne.com/content/those_who_are_willing_sacrifice_their_basic_liberties <div class="quotes-quote"> <p>Funny, for all surveillance, Osama bin Laden is still free -- and we're not. Guess who's winning the "war on terror?"</p> <p>The title of this post also refers to a quote, of course. It is attributed to Benjamin Franklin. Currently I can't find a definitive wording, but the gist of it is clear, I think. Here are two versions. I like the second best:</p> <p>"Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."</p> <p>"Those who are willing to sacrifice their basic liberties to assure their security deserve neither."</p> </div> <div class="quotes-author"> <p>&mdash; Cory Doctorow on <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2008/05/19/uk-govt-wants-databa.html">BoingBoing</a>, in reference to <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7409593.stm">this BBC article.</a></p> </div> http://www.horncologne.com/content/those_who_are_willing_sacrifice_their_basic_liberties#comments Cory Doctorow double quote spreading panic war on abstract nouns wisdom Tue, 20 May 2008 09:55:25 +0200 HornCologne 36 at http://www.horncologne.com http://www.horncologne.com/content/london_metrolpolitan_police_warning_poster_remix <p>On <a href="http://www.bakelblog.com">Rogier van Bekel's blog</a> I found <a href="http://www.bakelblog.com/nobodys_business/2007/12/uk-cops-seize-p.html">this post</a> about a poster commissioned and paid for by the London Metropolitan Police ... also <a href="http://www.bakelblog.com/nobodys_business/2007/12/see-something-a.html">a related</a> post about a similar poster done by the design-impaired, but equally moronic Chicago Police Force.</p> <p>This stuff upsets me so much ... but we don't need my take on this today. Rogier sums it up better than I ever could:</p> <p><a href="http://www.horncologne.com/content/london_metrolpolitan_police_warning_poster_remix">read more</a></p> http://www.horncologne.com/content/london_metrolpolitan_police_warning_poster_remix#comments Orwell photoshop rage spreading panic terror who are the terrorists? Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:50:20 +0100 HornCologne 23 at http://www.horncologne.com