Our Founders warned against this. They said don't... that your liberty is only as secure as the people are. Because once they, um, get the ability to vote themselves entitlements from the largesse of the government, liberty is done freedom is over with. We were warned. We are there.

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This quote emphasizes the warning from the Founding Fathers about the potential threat to liberty when people become reliant on government entitlements. It suggests that when individuals have the power to vote for benefits provided by the government, the concept of liberty and freedom diminishes. The quote implies that this warning was accurate and we have reached a point where people's dependence on government resources has compromised our freedom.

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