The Patriot Act and its progeny are the most abominable, unconstitutional congressional assaults on personal freedom since the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 made it a crime to libel the government. With them, Congress and the president have attempted to legitimize the exchange of liberty for security. In effect, the government says, "Give us your freedoms, and we will protect you." Such a satanic bargain misunderstands the nature of freedom and historically never has worked.
No rational person has ever voluntarily given up his own freedoms. Sacrificing freedom has never made us safer, just less free.
Andrew P. Napolitano, "Our liberty under siege", Baltimore Sun, December 29, 2004
Posted by Nicholas at January 7, 2005 12:01 AM
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