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This 8 page paper looks at a quote by Ben Franklin, which states "Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety". The statement is discussed in the context of a post-9/11 environment; the government is increasing the powers granted to security agencies potentially impacting on freedoms and liberties. The bibliography cites 9 sources.
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File: TS65_TElibsafe.doc
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measures have been taken by the government which limits liberty with the aim of increasing safety. Some citizens have welcomed these measures and increased feeling of safety, while others have
condemned them as a threat to liberty. Ben Frankin stated "Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety", but is
this really correct when there are threats which may result in the deaths of thousands of innocent US citizens or are there some freedoms that should remain whatever the price?
There have been many debates regarding how the balance between liberty and controls should be implemented. It has been argued that to protect citizens it is necessary to seek out
and identify terrorist threats to prevent then being realized. One can easily argue of the benefit this type of security information would have been on the morning of September 11,
2001. Had the security forces been aware of the terrorist plot which resulted in the hijacking of air craft and the deaths of thousands of America, these attacks may have
been prevented and many lives saved. The problem is that the security forces did not know; the terrorists had not been detected and the rights of privacy prevented a more
proactive actions being taken to find these threats. This is a core element of the argument to support increased surveillance and erosion of civil liberties, the actions taken by government
against liberty argued is necessary in the interests of security and safety. However, one may also argue that even with the current measures it is possible that the plot may
have proceeded without detection. Surveillance and the inherent breach of civil liberties do not necessarily ensure detection of all threats. 9/11 created a new era of fear; many nations, including
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