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Jan312006

Plus He Supported an Armed Insurrection.

DateTuesday, January 31, 2006 at 10:28AM

franklinarab.jpgQuote:  "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."  Benjamin Franklin.

Figure of Speech:  enantiosis (en an tee OH sis), the paradoxical contrast.

The enantiosis (Greek for "opposite") holds two similar thoughts side by side and shows how they differ.

Franklin, a secular humanist with a liberal agenda who opposed domestic spying, turns 300 this year.  He was a traitor.

Snappy Answer:  "That … is irresponsible, and it endangers the lives of our citizens." George W. Bush, December 17.

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