UK Encryption Backdoor Law Passed Via Investigatory Powers Act

"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."

If I was living in UK I would be using a VPN 24/7.

 

Actually, this was about the right of the Pennsylvania General Assembly to tax the Penn family. To help pay for arms and stuff, during the French and Indian War. The Penn family was arguing that the Assembly had no authority to tax them. But they offered a lump sum (providing "temporary Safety") if the Assembly gave up its "essential Liberty" to tax all citizens, including Penn family (which owned lots of land and stuff). So it was about the right to tax, for killing Indians and French. See http://www.npr.org/2015/03/02/39024...safety-quote-lost-its-context-in-21st-century

Yep.

 

If Franklin were here today, and saw what the nation he had helped to create has become, then he'd just shake his head and say "I'm going back to France."

 

Imagine what Madison or especially Jefferson would do...