A few sous. When it's one for all and all for one, no one is worth much. People who have good intentions but are eager to do something quickly are those most likely to enact policies that destroy rights. Clinton has said he wants to preempt federal law to speed health-care regulations into effect without the legally mandated period for public comment and government response. This rush to goodness is surely a sign of benevolent totalitarianism.
Men born to freedom are naturally alert to repel invasion of their liberty by evil-minded rulers.
Richard D. Mohr is professor of philosophy at the University of Illinois, Urbana. Why Straight Americans Must Stand Up for Gay Rights, will be published this spring by Beacon Press.