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Wolfgang Pauli or Paul Dirac?

Apparently it was neither but Linus Pauling instead. I like the quote but can't say much for your research, which doesn't augur well for having good ideas :-).

You forgot to mention "Speak only English, just like Jesus did."

The EU? Ha! That joke has been around longer than the EU has. It is usually attributed to the American Mark Twain:
    http://www.wisdomquotes.com/001233.html

Oh well now, if you can get "tone" from words, then this should be a whole orchestra.

You missed my favorite:

A witty saying proves nothing.

- Voltaire

See also http://www.wisdomquotes.com/cat_quotations.html

You seem like an idealist... and there is nothing wrong with that. It's an admirable trait. Unfortunately even idealism needs to acknowledge the facts.

FISA clearly says a President can only go 15 days without warrant.

http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode50/u sc_sec_50_00001811----000-.html

FISA is currently dead in the water.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,178893,00.html

A multibillion dollar NSA exists.

http://nsa.gov/
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1520551/20060111/ index.jhtml?headlines=true

The Patriot Act exists which allows government to get information at will.

http://www.epic.org/privacy/terrorism/hr3162.html

The government CAN and DOES use this power.

The sooner Americans can wake up to this fact, the sooner they can make informed decisions if they wish to eliminate the forth

http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constituti on.billofrights.html

in the effort to gain a little security.

http://www.wisdomquotes.com/000974.html

    ~ Please convince me I'm wrong. I truly wish I was just another foolish crackpot conspiracy theorist as opposed to the alternative

When I googled "stupidity quotes" this came up with quote in question at top of list (http://www.wisdomquotes.com/cat_stupidity.html) "'Tis better to be silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt." and is attributed to Abe Lincoln according to this website. I was thinking it was either Will Rogers, or Winston Churchill for some reason, so had to check.

Benjamin Franklin said:

"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security."

Not Mr. Washington, that I am aware of.

Lookie here:
http://www.wisdomquotes.com/000974.html
(I only used google so feel free to check a quote site you like more)

Me again,

Don Hirschberg:

Calling Atheism a religion is like calling bald a hair color.

http://www.wisdomquotes.com/cat_agnosticismatheism .html

After all, there are an awful lot of "R"s in Texas who were "D"s in a previous life.

In the words of Robert Anton Wilson, "It only takes 20 years for a liberal to become a conservative without changing a single idea."

They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security - Benjamin Franklin

"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" source

i'd hate for this fabulous quote to get eventually get bastardised as Murphy's Law has been.

All in good faith, mind you, friend.

-tid242

Pedantry alert:

"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance."

Actually, that one is from Wendell Phillips, although according to that link, it's a common mistake to attribute it to Jefferson.

"The tree of liberty must from time to time be watered with the blood of tyrants and patriots."

And it's refreshed, not watered, I believe. It sounds better, too, Sounded good when Ed Harris said it, anyway ;-)

Well in that case I guess you don't deserve to be free.

Tell me, do you approve with laws that allow police to get a warrant to search a house during an investigation?

Do you approve of speed limits?

Do you think that laws against killing other people are reasonable?

Do you use a creditcard to make purchases over long distances instead of sending cash?

You give up freedoms all the time for security.

Well, to be fair, the original poster misquoted Mr. Franklin, despite numerous citations of the quotation being available on the internet. The correct quote is:

"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" --Benjamin Franklin

The constitution provides for warrants and says that the police needing them is an essential liberty. I am not sure what you are getting at with the others. Even on slashdot I don't see what essential liberty I lose from the availability of credit cards, and as for the murder thing well the Declaration of Independance says that Life is an essential liberty so depriving someone of it is probably a Bad Thing.