“THOSE WHO WOULD SACRIFICE LIBERTY FOR SECURITY DESERVE NEITHER.” — Ben Franklin
This paraphrase of a quote attributed to Benjamin Franklin had been scrawled in capital letters on a white sheet requiring four protesters to hold it up.
Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General, didn’t acknowledge the sign nor did he stop his speech attempting to defuse criticism of the National Security Agency’s domestic spying program as 22 protesters stood with their backs to him during the address.
As far as civil disobedience goes, this is truly beautiful.
(via “Veeter”:http://dammti.blogspot.com/2006/01/those-who-would-sacrifice-liberty-for.html.)