dr, i think you mean:

"Give me Liberty or give me Death"
....Patrick Henry, 1776

anyway, that was 225 years ago. life, morals and society has changed. i still think that man, (as a whole), would trade a little freedom for more security.

btw - who's to say the the uber database doesn't already exist. i don't recall a truly succesful hack of the NSA in the last few years. someone please tell me if i am wrong here.