Noun
The condition or quality of being secure; secureness.
Freedom from apprehension, anxiety, or care; confidence of power of safety; hence, assurance; certainty.
Hence, carelessness; negligence; heedlessness.
Freedom from risk; safety.
That which secures or makes safe; protection; guard; defense.
Something given, deposited, or pledged, to make certain the fulfillment of an obligation, the performance of a contract, the payment of a debt, or the like; surety; pledge.
One who becomes surety for another, or engages himself for the performance of another's obligation.
An evidence of debt or of property, as a bond, a certificate of stock, etc.; as, government securities.
Source: Webster's dictionaryPeople who are willing to give up freedom for the sake of short term security, deserve neither freedom nor security. Benjamin Franklin
We are at war, and our security as a nation depends on winning that war. Condoleezza Rice
True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made. Franklin D. Roosevelt
A good paymaster does not hesitate to give good security. Italian Proverb
The lap of its owner is security enough for a cat. Mexican Proverb
A good paymaster needs no security. Spanish Proverb