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Re: concerning Ben Franklin



David Farber allegedly said:
> 
> My favorate Ben Franklin quote is
> 
> "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary 
>  safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."       - Ben Franklin, ~1784

In the constitutional convention a property requirement for voting 
was discussed.  Franklin said "A man owns an ass; he can vote.  The 
ass dies; he cannot vote.  Who owns the vote?"  (I may not have 
quoted it precisely.)

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