Hello hggdh! On Saturday, November 13, 2004 at 5:28:33 PM you wrote:
> What was it, again, this guy Ben Franklin once said, about liberty, > rights, etc? He that would exchange liberty for temporary safety deserves neither liberty nor safety. (Benjamin Franklin) Can't cite it often enough nowadays. BTW, what is now called Patriot Act in the US went other quite another name during the mid-30s-mid-40s in Germany. And this is not just hyperbolic rhetoric, which can be proven by anybody looking into the history and text of the Ermächtigungsgesetz. -- Dierk Haasis :Dierk: Copy 'n' Concept The Bat 3.0.2.7 on Windows XP 5.1 2600 Service Pack 2 Chat info for ICQ, AIM, MSN, Yahoo, Jabber upon request I learn each day what I need to know to do tomorrow's work. (Arnold Toynbee) ________________________________________________________ Current beta is 3.0.2.7 Rush | 'Using TBBETA' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html IMPORTANT: To register as a Beta tester, use this link first - http://www.ritlabs.com/en/partners/testers/