NODE 8df7c94fRe: concerning Ben Franklin
Kent Crispin <kent@songbird.com>Mon, 3 Feb 1997 21:41:48 -0800 (PST)
David Farber allegedly said:
>
> My favorate Ben Franklin quote is
>
> "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Ben Franklin, ~1784
In the constitutional convention a property requirement for voting
was discussed. Franklin said "A man owns an ass; he can vote. The
ass dies; he cannot vote. Who owns the vote?" (I may not have
quoted it precisely.)
--
Kent Crispin "No reason to get excited",
kent@songbird.com,kc@llnl.gov the thief he kindly spoke...
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