Jeopardy answer

[hillbillyhotel]

tonight dw gave me that look when I knew the answer was Ben Franklin




They who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.”


tks scrubjaynest

[Wingedryder]

Hillbillyhotel,

A little off the subject here, but so admire your 'tag line' here on the Forum re those who might give up essential liberty in order to purchase temporary safety....
- promise I'll give you credit if I happen to use your quote myself! BTW, where did you steal this from? Ha, ha! More true words could not have been spoken!

[mecicon]

Or you could pull from Thomas Jefferson's stack 'o' quotes to pretty much say anything, the guy was on every side of every issue.

[hillbillyhotel]

I I cant take credit for that , that is scrubjaynest tag line , that's where I read it , and it stuck , because it rings so true,

[Padgett]

Mine is "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."

[mecicon]

Originally Posted by Padgett

Mine is "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."

Can you name the originator?

[Padgett]

Burke
"among a people generally corrupt, liberty cannot long exist."

[hillbillyhotel]

I have thought about using this,
(Democracy will only exist until the people vote themselves into bankruptcy)
Karl Marx

[mecicon]

Originally Posted by Padgett

Burke
"among a people generally corrupt, liberty cannot long exist."

Very good and correct.

Who wrote "The Road to Serfdom"? No googling.

[mecicon]

Originally Posted by hillbillyhotel

I have thought about using this,
(Democracy will only exist until the people vote themselves into bankruptcy)
Karl Marx

Speaking of Marx, I believe it was Lenin claiming, "A capitalist will sell you the rope you will use to hang him with."