James Madison warned us.
“Wherever there is an interest and power to do wrong, wrong will generally be done.”
In other words, give the government an inch and it will take a mile. That means you’d better stop it at that first inch.
For Further Reading
Oppose a Disease at Its Beginning
Michael Maharrey [send him email] is the Communications Director for the Tenth Amendment Center. He is from the original home of the Principles of '98 - Kentucky and currently resides in northern Florida. See his blog archive here and his article archive here.He is the author of the book, Our Last Hope: Rediscovering the Lost Path to Liberty., and Constitution Owner's Manual. You can visit his personal website at MichaelMaharrey.com and like him on Facebook HERE
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