Yes. It is. And I wouldn't want any of the alternatives presently on the planet. But, Maurice, the seeds of tyranny are in every democracy. You mustn't fool yourself. Anyone, any one of us can be seduced into trading away freedom to defend whatever we think the common good is at the time.
Michael D. O'Brien — Strangers and Sojourners
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