That's a fun quote, source seems to be http://stackoverflow.com/questions/42934/what-do-people-find-so-appealing-about-dynamic-languages/42...

BTW, I've long intended to blog a screed about that famous quote, on the non-sustainability of deeming liberty and security as tradeoffs. http://www.lawfareblog.com/2011/07/what-ben-franklin-really-said/ is a good start.