Today we go back to colonial times!

We're on the hunt for the context of Franklin's famous line about Liberty and Security.

In the process, we might just stumble upon some uncanny similarities in our struggle for pluralist democracy, among those who always try to monopolize power and shirk responsibility, if given half a chance.

(And I promise, I tried to make colonial politics fun. It's often a dry read, I know.)

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https://open.substack.com/pub/mlclark/p/on-the-abuse-of-famous-lines-in-history