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This guy gets it, kudos to him! People like him are what keep authoritarian governments at bay, and inform the ignorant masses of their folly, who are all too e
by itistoday 16y ago
This guy gets it, kudos to him! People like him are what keep authoritarian governments at bay, and inform the ignorant masses of their folly, who are all too eager to give up their rights.
Well, CBP has no power over me. I am a law-abiding
citizen, and, as such, I am the master, and the federal
cops are my servants. They would do well to remember that.
And:
When it comes to rights, you don’t know in advance what
battle will be important. But you do know, based on
history and human nature, that a right undefended will
shrivel and die. If you don’t fight for the small right,
you won’t be in a position to assert the large right.
Beautiful.
- tptacek 16y agoFederal cops are not his servants; they're our servants. There is a world of difference between those statements.
- steveklabnik 16y ago'He' is part of 'us,' so why wouldn't that follow?
- tptacek 16y agoBecause "we" have interests as a society that do not necessarily intersect "his" interests.
- steveklabnik 16y agoFair enough.