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[–] Bindlestiff 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

What's his face was right. People need to control themselves, lest they invite the government to do it for them.

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[–] JustCallMeCam ago 

Fuck, I'm stealing this quote.

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[–] Bindlestiff ago 

The original quote is more eloquent. I heard it on a talk by thaddeus Russell. He was talking about classical liberalism and the self regulating individual. There's a long context leading up to the quote but the tl;dr is that the classical liberals were right. The only way to make small government work is in a society where government isn't necessary. You don't give them an opportunity to invite themselves in.