Dependency is the highest political good - at least for politicians. Since the 1930s, politicians have striven to leave no vote unbought.

Governments and citizens blend together only in the imaginations of political theorists. Government is, and always will be, an alien power over private citizens. There is no magic in a ballot box that makes government any less coercive.

There is no safe political refuge for those afraid to take responsibility for their own lives.

Freedom to vote is valuable primarily as a means to safeguard other freedoms.

Part of the reason that the government's fear mongering is succeeding is because so many people are so ignorant, that it is easier for government to frighten people in submission.

The government's appearing to be a necessary evil does not oblige people to trust it. We face a choice of trusting government or trusting freedom-trusting overlords who have lied and abused their power or trusting individuals to make the most of their own lives.

The Federal Government is exploiting public fear to redefine the relationship between the rulers and the American people.