小さな一時的安全のために本質的自由を手放すような輩は、自由にも安全にも値しない。 - ベンジャミン・フランクリン (1706 - 90)
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They that can give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 90)
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