"One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors."
Plato

"In the beginning, the patriot is a scarce man, brave, hated, and scorned. When his cause succeeds, however, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot."
Mark Twain

"Those who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
Benjamin Franklin