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The prospect of a government that treats all its citizens as criminal suspects is more terrifying than any terrorist. And even more frightening is a citizenry that can accept the surrender of its freedoms as the price of freedom.

Joseph Sobran

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Joseph Sobran
Age: 64 †
Born: 1946
Born: February 23
Died: 2010
Died: September 30
Journalist
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Ypsilanti
Michigan
Liberty
Criminals
Freedoms
Freedom
Terrorist
Prospect
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Surrender
Libertarianism
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Price
Suspects
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Criminal
Citizens
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Citizenry

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