FREEDOM REQUIRES DISTRUST OF GOVERNMENT

A free people will not trust government. A free people will require complete transparency. A free people will be self-sufficient. A free people understands that men are not angels. A free people knows that government that governs least governs best. A free people will always insist that the powers of government are limited, and the liberties of the people are unlimited.
“Distrust and caution are the parents of security.” - Benjamin Franklin
“Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.” - Thomas Paine
Those who seek to enslave people understand that they must gain the trust of the people through any means possible. Those who seek to enslave people understand they must make the people dependent upon government. Those who seek to enslave people understand that when the people trust government and are dependent on government, it now has total power over the people.
“If the people cannot trust their government to do the job for which it exists – to protect them and promote their common welfare – all else is lost.” Barack Obama