08-22-2003, 11:29 AM | #11 |
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"The price of Liberty is Eternal Vigilance." But on whose part? The government or the people, or both? Yes, freedom must have some limitations or all you have left is Anarchy, and wheres the fun in that?
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08-22-2003, 01:46 PM | #12 |
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"THE PRICE OF LIBERTY IS ETERNAL VIGILANCE"
I've always associated this with the cold war. I think of it as you have to protect yourself from those that would take your freedom away. What's happening now is backwards: You can't fight them so to protect your live you have to sacrifice some of your freedom. The Price of Eternal Vigilance is Liberty. |
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"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
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08-22-2003, 02:34 PM | #14 |
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That is the flip side to "The Tree of Liberty must from time to time be refreshed by the blood of patriots." - Thomas Jefferson
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08-22-2003, 08:54 PM | #16 |
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This is a classic, what a guy this man was.
Always remember that I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me. --Winston Churchill
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08-23-2003, 12:22 AM | #17 |
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that quote seems like something out of the Mcarthy Era really. But i suppose it could be considered a saying for all time, or at least times of people living in fear anyway... >_> when you think about it, if we were to always be vigiland all the time thne that would single out the lazy/non vigilant people and we'd have a break down in our lazy-people system [img]tongue.gif[/img] not a good thing for the couch potatoes and late-night drinkers of the world as they'd be put in the same ranks as people plotting agasint the government simply for not being vigilant enough, or even worse, Singling out the vigilant folks, as it would really be those about to commit something heinos that were vigilant... Interesting way of looking at it now, eh?
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08-23-2003, 02:57 AM | #18 |
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"Trying is the first step to failure"
and I love this one Of course: "If you don't succeed you run the risk of failure" Simple but sooo true [img]smile.gif[/img] |
08-23-2003, 03:19 AM | #19 | |
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"THE PRICE OF FREEDOM IS ETERNAL VIGILANCE" - quoted by Admiral Tolwyn at the tribunal. Unfortunately this motto drove him into insanity and the tribunal found him guilty and sentence him to death. Subsequently he hung himself in his cell. I guess having too much of anything is a curse indeed.
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08-23-2003, 11:34 AM | #20 |
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A few years ago someone went around Sydney graffitiing "Che Lives!" all over the place.
Some statement. Then someone else went around around editing them to read things like "Cheap Olives!", "Cheese Slices!" and "Itchy Livers!" [img]smile.gif[/img] Brilliant.
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