I’ve been thinking about how we’ve come to the state we’re in and when it comes right down to it, I think it’s all a result of a single pernicious idea. Somewhere along the line, a majority of the people in this country began to believe that our lives would be better if government relieved us of our responsibilities and managed them in our place. It’s not true of course… it only leads to a corruption of the spirit. It’s like an addictive drug, which rapidly spirals downward to a point where we are no longer capable of tending to ourselves and soon require government to handle everything for us. The real opiate of the masses isn’t religion; it’s the belief that somewhere there is a benefit that can be delivered without a corresponding cost.