Thursday, February 14, 2008
Juliette Riley- "Those who exchange freedom for security deserve neither."
I disagree with this statement because feeling secure is a large part of having freedom. If you feel unsafe or uncomfortable in any situation or environment, then you are not truly free to do as you please as you don't feel safe in doing so. There is also no right for anyone to take away from you either your freedom or security, even if you decide to exchange one for the other.
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I have to disagree with your post. Security is not necessarily intrinsic to freedom. If you are considered free, you have the choice to pusue what ever lifestyle you wish, which includes the choice to abandon your freedoms in favor of security, wealth, or whatever else you wish to exchange it for.
-Sam Dunnington
I agree with Sam. True freedom gives people a choice about how to live, and if they are to be punished for giving up their liberty, then they were never free in the first place.
- Hannah Walhout
While I agree with Sam and Hannah, I think you bring up the interesting point that there is no freedom without security, because if you don't feel secure enough to express an objectionable opinion, then you really don't have any freedom to begin with. In that line of thought, this question is a bit of a paradox because if you give up your freedom, then you don't have that security. So in truth, no one really has the option to give up one for the other.
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