Ron Wyden: “Ben Franklin summed it up and basically liberty and security…”

“Just very briefly before I leave the floor, I only want to say to my friend, I'm always interested in talking to you about ideas that can bring people together and find some common ground. I've said as we've gone through this debate that Ben Franklin summed it up and basically liberty and security are mutually exclusive. We can figure this out. But we're going to have to start talking. We're going to have to have some negotiations. And I've enjoyed talking with my friend from Texas.” (15:32–15:38)

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