Got into a short discussion with my officemate over the argument that freedom can't coexist with the kind of security he's looking for. This was started by his surprise at how easy it was for some guy to get his hands on four fake passports.
My stance is that there will always be security flaws in a free society. He is of the opinion that you can maintain a free society even with stringent security. To back my point I sent him the following and requested that he send me any counterpoints to support his argument.
"They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."
- Benjamin Franklin
Freedom vs. Security: A False Choice
- Ron Paul
Personal freedom vs. national security debated at forum
- Sasha Brown, MIT
Eve Ensler: Security and insecurity
- Eve Ensler
Trading freedom for security
- Tony DiPasquale
Security vs Freedom
- The Language Guy Blog
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