Security Freedom Quotes

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Balancing safety with autonomy has long sparked debate, and these 17 snippets illustrate the push‑pull. Writers from policy analysts to cryptographers debate if security should trump freedom, and how tech reshapes the balance. Readers who enjoy this clash also check privacy rights, civil liberties, or surveillance ethics.

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The man who would choose security over freedom deserves neither.

Thomas Jefferson

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Liberty is security. Freedom is security.

Jesse Ventura

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You cannot barter security for freedom, or freedom for security.

Helen Gahagan Douglas

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Security without freedom means slavery.

Zygmunt Bauman

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The more security we have, the less freedom there is; more freedom means less security. You can hardly enough of both at…

Zygmunt Bauman

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I oppose registration for the draft... because I believe the security of freedom can best be achieved by security through freedom.

Ronald Reagan

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“We had become a country that valued security over freedom, power over justice, and war over peace. I wanted”

Robert Kroese

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The magic of America is that we're a free and open society with a mixed population. Part of our security is our…

Madeleine Albright

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We have to fight for our freedoms, also, economic and our national security freedoms.

Sarah Palin

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The people of my country want the two freedoms that spell security: freedom from want and freedom from fear.

Aung San Suu Kyi

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I live in a small apartment in London, not some big house with a lot of security. I don't like too much…

Julian Lennon

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Freedom without security portends chaos, perpetual anxiety and fear. Security without freedom means slavery. So, each on its own is awful; only…

Zygmunt Bauman

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Independence used to be the ticket for liberty. But today, security and freedom, whether it's in the Arab Spring, whether it's in…

Benjamin Barber

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Without security, civilization is cramped and dwarfed. Without security, there can be no freedom. Nor shall I say too much, when I…

Charles Sumner

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Besides my religious commitment, the greatest single factor that has enabled me to pursue my business and political objectives has been the…

Preston Manning

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I believed then, and continue to believe now, that the benefits to our security and freedom of widely available cryptography far, far…

Matt Blaze

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Human beings have a drive for security and safety, which is often what fuels the spiritual search. This very drive for security…

Adyashanti

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