who sacrifices freedom for security is neither free‚ nor secure. If you really think about it‚ this quote makes you think “are we really safe in this country?” All the attacks we have witness or suffered‚ have we reached the point where we should sacrifice our FREEDOM? With the patriot act‚ torturing‚ drones flying around‚ and just having our civil liberties taken away it seems like our freedom is already gone just so we can have “security.” You shouldn’t have to sacrifice your freedom for anything
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Personal freedom is much more important than having a steady income (economic security). Personal freedom is “freedom of the person in going and coming‚ equality before the courts‚ security of private property‚ freedom of opinion and its expression‚ and freedom of conscience subject to the rights of others and of the public” (Personal Freedom. Retrieved from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/personal%20freedom) If personal freedom is what people are use to and have lived off of for a long
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Freedom vs. Security Many theories and assumptions have been fabricated upon the basis of man’s desires and beliefs. H.L. Mencken wrote‚ “The average man does not want to be free‚ only to be safe.” However‚ this observation does not correlate with what has been witnessed over the course of contemporary society. Since the 18th century‚ man has sacrificed safety for a reward that is much more paramount‚ freedom. Patrick Henry‚ an orator for freedom in the middle to late 1700’s‚ knew that liberty
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Freedom vs. Security? Place yourself in the safety and comfort of your home‚ under the belief that “everyone has the right to the use and enjoyment of his property” (Department of International Law)‚ searching‚ emailing‚ and talking about things that may be frowned upon by others. Now imagine the raw feelings of fear and deception that would wash over you upon seeing Edward Snowden’s statement on how “the U.S. government is destroying privacy‚ internet freedom and basic liberties for people
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Personal Security Jo-Ann McCoy MS/CJA-585 June 21‚ 2010 Professor Paula May CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY: I certify that the attached paper‚ which was produced for the class identified above‚ is my original work and has not previously been submitted by me or by anyone else for any class. I further declare that I have cited all sources from which I used language‚ ideas and information‚ whether quoted verbatim or paraphrased‚ and that any and all assistance of any kind‚ which I received while
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The personal freedom notion has changed vastly over the years from the harm principle to the notion of basic rights. Cobley suggest that in this day and age‚ these principles will not allow us to have maximum freedom. On the other hand‚ suggest that only by giving up all our freedom to the government‚ then we can maximize our freedom. I am largely convinced by his reasons why total freedom should be given to the government as the democratic government has proven to be able to fully optimize the freedom
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What is freedom without security? Nothing. One of the main reasons why people come to the United States is because it’s known for being the “land of the free.” But how do you think we got this freedom? By fighting for it‚ by not giving up until we had the freedom that we’ve always wanted. We didn’t want to be enslaved or be told what to do with our lives for the rest of our lives‚ we didn’t want to be prisoners. We wanted to be able to pick what we want to do‚ where we want to go‚ and with who we
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The preference to be free instead of secure is controversial‚ often qualified. Many oppose the thought of security over freedom‚ but in more recent years that has not been the case. The definition of freedom varies indefinitely‚ but the ability of acting‚ or saying as one wants without hindrance or restraint is favored by us all. Freedom‚ in thought‚ is beneficial and gives one the aptitude of attaining all one can possibility dream of‚ but in reality‚ it is comprised of the liberty of choices that
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of national security a much higher priority than personal freedom for Americans? Ever since 9/11‚ the country’s way of balancing this problem was that even though personal freedom is very important‚ the priority for national security is at a much higher point during a time of war. Whenever the United States goes into a time of war or conflict‚ there are usually some changes to help increase the security level. There is no exact right or wrong answer to when too much national security overpowers the
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Balancing Criminal Justice and Personal Freedoms Balancing Criminal Justice and Personal Freedoms The use of technology has been extremely beneficial to all branches of criminal justice although the loss of privacy and personal freedoms has been somewhat dramatic. As technology has evolved fighting crime has improved. Technology is a part of every day life for everyone. According to Rebecca Blaine‚ the first fully programmable computer was created around 1936. Since that date inventors all
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