Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.

It is unfortunate that Americans are no longer aware of what the constitution says and what their rights are. Because of that, we are often very passive about what happens when the government violates those rights.

Trumpeting the importance of voting deludes people into thinking that they have a leash on the government.

If an election is simply a one-day snapshot of transient mass delusions, then this is not a very noble form of government.

It is like we are obliged to assume that the government is only doing what it says it is doing.

Liberty is a political firewall that limits the damage government can do to the individual.

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.

It is absurd to expect governments to descend gradually, step-by-step into barbarism - as if there was a train schedule to political hell and people could get off at any stop along the way.

As soon as people drop the reins on government, government will leash the people.