Quotation by

Dwight D. Eisenhower

If you want total security, go to prison. There you're fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking... is freedom.

Freedom

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Eisenhower is saying that absolute safety comes at the cost of losing your freedom, as in prison where all basic needs are met but personal liberty is taken away. He highlights that true security cannot exist without the ability to make your own choices and live freely.

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