How Boston exposes America's dark post-9/11 bargain - Salon.com - 1 views
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Bryan Pregon on 25 Apr 13"We surrendered our rights to a government of war criminals, who promised us certainty and security in a world that offers none. We should have known better, and in fact we did. At the literal birth moment of American democracy, Benjamin Franklin summed it up in a single sentence: "Those who would give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.""