Eternal Vigilance

Andrew Jackson, the American President whose long face adorns the twenty dollar bill, once remarked that the price of liberty is eternal vigilance. In these hard times, CBS News reports that counterfeits are pervasive, hard to spot and dangerous. Consumers and businesses alike without much disposable cash can be tempted to look the other way for a good price on an item of questionable origin. Given the dangers of counterfeits cited by the article, eternal vigilance might also be the price of safety and peace of mind.