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Re:Vodafone reveals direct government wiretaps by russgray on Friday June 06, 2014 @11:50AM (#7858598)
I always disagreed with that quote, and hate it when people roll it out like it's some sort of irreproachable truth.
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Re:Vodafone reveals direct government wiretaps by mpyne on Friday June 06, 2014 @02:17PM (#7859493)
Doesn't help that it's completely out of context as well, IIRC.

But even in this quote the weasel word "essential" is included in the term "essential Liberty". So what is absolutely essential? Could there be legitimate disagreements on that?

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