Parents may or may not make the best choices for their children; there are no guarantees there. When talking about government, though, it is guaranteed to make

Parents may or may not make the best choices for their children; there are no guarantees there. When talking about government, though, it is guaranteed to make poor choices, and self-serving ones to boot. What defense do free citizens have against the ambitions of a government, when they don't have the right to pull their children out of its clutches?