When they came for the Christians, I didn't object, because I wasn't a Christian. By the time they came for me, there wasn't anyone left to object. That is where we are in this country. The only ones fighting for freedom are those whose ox has been gored. But freedom can never be forced on a nation, because the people throw it away faster than it can be installed.
Freedom can only exist with a people who want it, who value it and are willing to fight for it.
It can never continue to exist in a society where the people see it as a threat to their physical or financial security and comfort. Neither can it exist if those who despise it are more vigorous and diligent than those who desire it. Freedom cannot continue to exist in a lukewarm environment. Either it burns fiercely in the breasts of a people, or it sputters and dies for lack of nourishment. News announcers and government people ask repeatedly how much freedom our people are willing to sacrifice in order to be safe, especially in respect to terrorism.