tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037574845472013477.post4468664102142791305..comments2024-03-13T09:54:31.962-05:00Comments on The Legendary: Visiting State Capitol? Carry Sidearm And Concealed LicenseThe Legendaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10057766663620656222noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037574845472013477.post-4514974446450373342010-07-21T12:15:12.105-05:002010-07-21T12:15:12.105-05:00I am not sure. I do recall sitting in a legislati...I am not sure. I do recall sitting in a legislative hearing at which former Speaker of the House Gib Lewis was scheduled to testify and his remarking upon Mr. Franklin's famous quotation.<br /><br />You see, I have it on a patch on the back of my motorcycle jacket. It's the only patch I fly because it's the only organization to which I belong.<br /><br />Liberty.<br /><br />I think the substance of the remark is this. "Those who can sacrifice essential liberty for temporary safety deserve neither liberty, nor safety."<br /><br />Mr. Lewis remarked that what Mr. Franklin said at the time is even more true today, to which I heartily agreed.<br /><br />We shook hands and parted friends, brothers in arms, fellow Texans.<br /><br />PATRIA O MUERTO!<br /><br />The LegendaryThe Legendaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10057766663620656222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037574845472013477.post-11927561998140932782010-07-21T06:24:34.227-05:002010-07-21T06:24:34.227-05:00Do you suppose the Governor read and understood wh...Do you suppose the Governor read and understood what Ben Franklin said about it? "Those who would sacrifice liberty for security deserve neither."MCJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18228033010913514805noreply@blogger.com