&gt; &gt; Ben Franklin&#x27;s observation that &quot;those who would trade liberty for security deserve neither&quot;<p>&gt; It is an opinion, not an observation* (&#x27;deserve&#x27; in particular is not an observation).<p>And the quote is both butchered here (the original is: &quot;Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety&quot;) and -- as it usually is -- applied poorly considering its original context. [0]<p>[0] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.npr.org&#x2F;2015&#x2F;03&#x2F;02&#x2F;390245038&#x2F;ben-franklins-famous-liberty-safety-quote-lost-its-context-in-21st-century" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.npr.org&#x2F;2015&#x2F;03&#x2F;02&#x2F;390245038&#x2F;ben-franklins-famous...</a>