The more that voting is glorified as a panacea, the more lackadaisical people become about preserving their constitutional rights.

The sheer number of government employees and welfare recipients effectively transforms the purpose of government from maintaining order to confiscating as much as possible from vulnerable taxpayers.

Not only has the number of government employees multiplied in recent decades, but the rise of government unions further stacks the political odds against private citizens.

As long as enough people can be frightened, then all people can be ruled. That is how it works in a democratic system and mass fear becomes the ticket to destroy rights across the board.

It is one of the great tragedies of the US, that most learn most of what they know about the government from the government.

The more government dependents, the more likely that democracy will become a conspiracy against self-reliance.

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