Benjamin Franklin's Views On The Relationship Between Liberty And Security

Freedom is not something that anybody can be given; Freedom is something that people take and people are as free as they want to be. Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, states, "Those who desire to give up freedom in order to gain security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one." Basically, Franklin is saying that in any circumstances mankind should not forget about the most important thing in the world - freedom. Freedom is when people have the opportunity to pursue happiness without any barriers. Freedom "gives" happiness because the state of being free is aligned with our true nature. The more you are aligned with your true nature, the more you are well. To simplify this, I would say if we have freedom - we have happiness; if we lose freedom we lose happiness as well. I believe people are only able to value it, as far as they can acknowledge how much it's important to them. I really love and appreciate the opportunity to be happy, that’s why I totally agree with Benjamin
Relationship between liberty and security cannot be balanced, because liberty and safety are not equal, as one created the other. It can only work together, and my preference would be for freedom. If I had to make the only one choice, I would never give up freedom. Without freedom, security is going to look like life in the cage. People are going to be like domestic animals unable to do anything without permission of their leader. The things that differ people from animals are their minds, ability to think, knowledge, and right to have choices and make mistakes, learning from mistakes and not repeating them in the future. Fluffy little pets wait for the food and a pat and if they do not get it they would just die, if people would give up freedom, they would not be better than animals. I truly believe that life similar to that of a pet is definitely not the best