Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. -Benjamin Franklin
Sometimes it takes courage and moral conviction to do the right thing, even when it may be politically unpopular. Russ Feingold understood this when he voted against the USA Patriot Act, the lone senator to do so at the time it was passed. The flaws in that legislation were later recognized, and public opinion vindicated his lonely stance in defense of the United States Constitution.