http://www.tuesdaynight.org/2009/08/25/but-its-such-a-lovely-panopticon-id-hate-to-have-to-return-it.html spots of thoughts: ian glazer and friends rant, rave and ruminate Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:15:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.tuesdaynight.org/2009/08/25/but-its-such-a-lovely-panopticon-id-hate-to-have-to-return-it.html/comment-page-1#comment-15537 Ian Glazer Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:31:55 +0000 http://www.tuesdaynight.org/?p=607#comment-15537 The original quote is, "They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." What I love about that quote is the inclusion of the word "temporary." It acknowledges something that we tend to forget - threats change and change faster than the typical defender can adapt. We must build a resilient society that adapts to all threats to itself - including short-termed threats from its constituents themselves. The original quote is, “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.” What I love about that quote is the inclusion of the word “temporary.” It acknowledges something that we tend to forget – threats change and change faster than the typical defender can adapt. We must build a resilient society that adapts to all threats to itself – including short-termed threats from its constituents themselves.

]]> http://www.tuesdaynight.org/2009/08/25/but-its-such-a-lovely-panopticon-id-hate-to-have-to-return-it.html/comment-page-1#comment-15536 FastDots Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:28:26 +0000 http://www.tuesdaynight.org/?p=607#comment-15536 Reminds me of the Benjamin Franklin quote which goes something like "those who trade liberty for security deserve neither". In fact I remember it every single time I fly! Reminds me of the Benjamin Franklin quote which goes something like “those who trade liberty for security deserve neither”. In fact I remember it every single time I fly!

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