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Where did everyone go?

independencedayThe USA must be having some kind of holiday. All bloggable news has dried up.

I toyed briefly with the idea of making some news up, but decided that Hawk Wings might as well have a little rest as well.

I hope that you enjoy the break. I know I will.

It is also a time for reflection, so here’s a small contribution from Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) (or possibly, Benjamin Franklin):

A society that will trade a little liberty for a little order will lose both, and deserve neither.

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3 Responses to “Where did everyone go?”

  1. Gibbons Burke says:
    July 4th, 2006 at 3:40 am

    Apocryphal sign seen on the British Embassy in Washington on the Fourth of July one year:

    “Due to circumstances beyond our control, the embassy will be closed today.”

  2. Soroush says:
    July 4th, 2006 at 4:23 am

    I’m almost certain that it’s Benjamin Franklin quote.

    From Wikiquote, under Misattributed: “This has actually become a common paraphrase of a statement that is believed to have originated with Benjamin Franklin: ‘Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.’”

    (http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson)

  3. Tim says:
    July 4th, 2006 at 7:05 am

    Thanks for the correction. So is the suggestion that Benjamin Franklin said it first, but Jefferson said it better?

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