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Re: Here we go again
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Thu, 31 Dec 1998 20:12:19 GMT
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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message <368BD1ED.FA123C08@ctp.IWANTNOSPAM.com>...
Beaker wrote:
<snip>

Yup.

Tangential but appropros: "those who would give up a little freedom in
exchange for security are doomed to soon have neither" is a paraphrase
of a famous quote.

For 100 points, who said that?

Ben Franklin?? or was ti Thomas Paine?

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  Re: Here we go again
 
(...) The judges are having trouble deciding if you answered correctly. :-) Thomas Paine wrote some great stuff but Ol' Poor Richard was who I had in mind all right. (26 years ago, 31-Dec-98, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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Beaker wrote: <snip> Yup. Tangential but appropros: "those who would give up a little freedom in exchange for security are doomed to soon have neither" is a paraphrase of a famous quote. For 100 points, who said that? (26 years ago, 31-Dec-98, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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