...said in reference to the financial crisis, on the topic of regulation and reform.  A lot less nefarious when you&#x27;re talking about energy, health, education, tax policy, and regulatory reforms.<p>He also went on to say &quot;Things that we had postponed for too long, that were long-term, are now immediate and must be dealt with. This crisis provides the opportunity for us to do things that you could not do before.&quot;<p>As for your (IMHO) cliché Franklin quote - that was in reference to a tax dispute.<p>&quot;He was writing about a tax dispute between the Pennsylvania General Assembly and the family of the Penns, the proprietary family of the Pennsylvania colony who ruled it from afar. And the legislature was trying to tax the Penn family lands to pay for frontier defense during the French and Indian War. And the Penn family kept instructing the governor to veto. Franklin felt that this was a great affront to the ability of the legislature to govern. And so he actually meant purchase a little temporary safety very literally. The Penn family was trying to give a lump sum of money in exchange for the General Assembly&#x27;s acknowledging that it did not have the authority to tax it.&quot;<p><i>sigh</i>