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“Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ... ’
Benjamin Franklin wrote this observation a few years before the American War of Independence when there was a growing desire in the colony for liberty from Britain. ... Is the price of short -term safety to compromise future struggles for civil liberties or is an increase in security and the resultant loss of individual freedom a small price to pay for an increased sense of well being.
Do the measures introduced in part 4 of the Act mean we are sacrificing our ‘essential liberty’? Should our safety be at the expense of the liberties of others and is there potential that these measures under the banner of safety could fundamentally damage the fabric and structure of our society and it’s relationship with the government. Will our feeling of safety be short lived if democracies start to defend their way of life by dismantling the rights and freedoms, which distinguish them from their enemies? ... The issues have become highly politicised in the last year and the concepts of liberty and freedom could be lost as the government focuses on the economic and national security issues. ... This ‘flexibility’ is combined with definitions of terrorism, which extend the areas covered such as religious and ideological causes, threats, violence to property and health and safety.
Approximate Word count = 1044
Approximate Pages = 4.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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