Perfect rebuttal to: "We will not have civil liberties if we are dead."

[rpgamerd00d]

Here it is, memorize it:

"What good is a life without Freedom?
I mean, we're all going to die anyway, that's a given, and we can't change that.
But do you want to live a life with freedom before you die, or live a life without freedom?
Give me liberty, or give me death!"

[ContraBass Black]

1. No. The response is, "They're taking our civil liberties,

But they're not doing a damned thing to keep us alive."

[CJCRANE]

13. I agree.

In fact there's no proof that taking away civil liberties has made anyone safer.

[treestar]

15. It just adds a new object of danger - the government

[ContraBass Black]

20. The other responses here swallow the lie that taking our liberties

Makes us safer.

[Blue_Tires]

2. brilliant n/t

[annabanana]

3. Then "Give me Liberty, or give me Death".

(where have I heard that before?)

[Beelzebud]

4. Give Me Liberty, Or Give Me Death.

[tanyev]

5. The living are the only ones who NEED civil liberties.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

6. Absolutely. What about our life while we're alive?

The American Revolution was notcomposed of quivering, fearful types...

What about "Give me liberty or give me death."?

I guess in this day and age, our new national motto is..."please don't hurt me." MKJ

[treestar]

16. Could also ask if they would have been Loyalists in 1776

When they say they don't have anything to hide and don't care if the government searches them without a warrant. They would have been Loyalists in 1776, or at least mightily inconvenienced by the Revolution, because it was over something they don't care about. One of the grievances was something to do with the general search power the British claimed. One of the things that the colonists were angry about.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

7. Or "We won't be alive without civil liberties."

[Geoff R. Casavant]

8. "I'd rather die on my feet . . .

. . . than live on my knees."

[derby378]

9. Amen to that!

It's one of my favorite quotes from Repo Man, too.

[AnarchoFreeThinker]

10. Or: If you don't play on fear you have no argument, no Cause, & no party.

[jayfish]

11. I Have A Much Simpler Response.

"Coward".

Jay

[Norquist Nemesis]

17. GTMA!

:thumbsup:

[Marr]

12. "Others can 'die for your freedoms', but you just give them away when you

get a little scared? Coward."

[CJCRANE]

14. Just advise them to move

to China or Saudi Arabia or similar regime that suits them better.

[zbdent]

18. Gee, that traitor Mel Gibson had something to say about freedom

in "Braveheart" . . .

[rpgamerd00d]

19. "They can take our lives, but they can't take away... our Freedom"

[zbdent]

21. was a rhetorical question intended as

a joke + hypocrisy . . .

[StellaBlue]

22. $0.02

[Robroy]

23. Freedom. Or Security.

My personal take: A life lived in fear is not worth living.

[rpgamerd00d]

24. The only thing to fear, is fear itself.

[rpgamerd00d]

26. You are more likely to die to a lightning strike than terrorism.

Stay in your house for the rest of your life.

Or...

Accept risk and live your life to the fullest.

No pressure.

[CJCRANE]

28. Freedom is the security

to live your life without the fear of an oppressive government.

[SiouxJ]

25. Osama and the terrorists have won . . .

they have accomplished their goal. You are living in fear and giving up your liberties. I'm sure the terrorists feel quite satisfied with what they've done. IF they really did, "hate us for our freedom" I guess they don't hate us any more 'cause we certainly ain't free no more.

That's what I tell these people.

[progressivebydesign]

27. I'm in the "Give Me LIberty or Give Me Death" camp.

That statement has endured for a very good reason.