Luckily for Ben Franklin he was living in a different where he didn't have to be worried that some crazy bastard would run into the school of his children and starting shooting around or even blowing himself up. Mr. Franklin didn't have to worry about the fact that when he is traveling his airplane could be hijacked by terrorists.. Nowadays we live in a different society so using this quote doesn't make sense. Yes I do believe in freedom but staying alive, not worry when I get in a plane, being able to bring my kid to school without fears means more for me then knowing that some machines is gonna through my data.

And if you ask me I think if mr. Franklin was living in this society he would support safety as the number one priority of the government even if that means that he would have less privacy.