So Said Benjamin Franklin

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither the liberty nor the safety.

- So Said Benjamin Franklin

What a profound quote!!!

Its sheer mind numbing to ponder over his words and its relevance to current global temparements. Worldwide more and more places are dressing up with more security enhancing gadgets and scrutinizing everyone who walks on two.

India in last few years has had to face lot of unprovoked attacks on its citizens and they in turn have yielded, nay demanded to have more and more scrutiny of
everyone.

Just cause a terrorist may look like one of us, we are all required to give up our privacy that our forefathers took for granted. We have ourselves scanned at the entrys of malls, the railway stations, any public place ... as we go about our daily business ...

Ironically enough when there were no such checks, there were no such terrorists attacks either!!!

With increased checks, papers report that we've had 57 attacks in a 2008. What a year!!! That is more than one a week!!! I've already stopped counting. Its depressing!!!

What is the way out of this terrorism mess, Dear Mr. Franklin!!

There is large section of media that blames your successors who've resided in the White House long after you've departed.

Myself, an commoner residing in India with little knowledge seem to be agreeing to everyone and in process losing essential and non-essential liberty!!!

Can you please help, Mr. Franklin?