We have traded our liberty for security, writes Damien Grant. OPINION: American statesman and inventor, Benjamin Franklin, is credited with the most cited quote on the trade-off between liberty and security when, in 1755, he wrote; “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.” Franklin’s critique is harsh. He is making a value judgement about those whose preference is to forgo some liberty in return for safety. These people are not just wrong in Franklin’s mind, they do not deserve liberty or safety. I do no...