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I don't agree with the libertarians. I want my security first. I'll deal with all the details after that.

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c.f. Benjamin Franklin, "Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."

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We need more meetings like this across the nation. The people in this room stand for the right principles and the right philosophy.

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