re: ["The trade off is lose a little freedom to gain a little security."]
Nothing personal, and I'll take you at your word that
those are your honest feelings, but...
That will prove to be the worst trade that you will have
ever made in your entire life.
I guarantee you, that within a few very short years,
those 13 words will haunt you for the rest of your,
and your children's lives.
You have no idea of what's unfolding, but you will soon.
A couple of historic quotes come to mind:
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"In a state of tranquility, wealth, and luxury, our descendants
would forget the arts of war and the noble activity and zeal
which made their ancestors invincible.
Every art of corruption would be employed to loosen the bond
of union which renders our resistance formidable. When the
spirit of liberty, which now animates our hearts and gives
success to our arms, is extinct, our numbers will accelerate
our ruin and render us easier victims to tyranny.
If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of
servitude than the animating contest of freedom—go from us in
peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick
the hands which feed you.
May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget
that ye were our countrymen."
-- Samuel Adams
"Those who would give up Essential Liberty
to purchase a little Temporary Safety,
deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
-- Benjamin Franklin
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