He would just as soon die a slave than risk the comfortable style of living which his government is letting him have. We must first remember that we have to ultimately answer to a Higher Authority for our beliefs and conduct. The welfare state is founded on fundamental violations of God's sacred commandments against stealing and covetousness. Those of us who see this Truth have a sacred duty to continue speaking out and fighting against this evil and immoral way of life. A strong sense of pessimism about freedom's chances in America appears to hold many freedom devotees in its grip.
People everywhere seem prepared to dig in for a decades-long struggle.
And the tragedy is that if a person believes that a battle is hopeless, defeat becomes a virtual certainty. Well, I have no interest in a long, drawn-out struggle. Ever since I was a small child, I wanted to be a lawyer. That dream came true and I loved practicing law. But at some point, it became obvious that, despite my love of the law, freedom was more important to me than being an attorney.