Neither Liberty nor Safety

"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety," wrote Benjamin Franklin. Attempting to gain security by sacrificing liberty is also a foolish action because it only increases the potential for harm. In Neither Liberty Nor Safety: Fear, Ideology, and the Growth of Government , economist and historian Robert Higgs illustrates the false trade-off between freedom and security by showing how the U.S. government’s economic and mil