We are born to die, and it is the manner of that dying, and of the living which precedes it, which dignifies us as free humans—or debases us as captive slaves.  I need no protection which curtails my dignity.

Benjamin Franklin wrote:
“They that can give up Essential Liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.”

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, interviewed in Perth, Western Australia,
on 6WN (ABC Radio) in 1986:
“Forgiveness is predicated on repentance.  Repentance may be demonstrated by restitution.”