He Who Trades Liberty for Security

By Jim Razmus II on December 4, 2009 10:52 AM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks
I was conflicted during my recent trip to Washington DC. I hadn't been there in years and was immediately struck by the changes. Most notably, the concrete. Concrete everywhere! I'm not referring to the ground, I'm referring to the barricades that cordoned off every building, monument, and memorial. Great rings of concrete...

Recall that Thomas Jefferson stated "He who trades liberty for security deserves neither and will lose both." I wonder what his reaction would have been to the concrete surrounding the Thomas Jefferson Memorial.

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Am I the only person seeing the irony here?
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