myth buster
2011-11-01 11:20:58
I didn’t say I desired that result; I merely regard it as inevitable. If people are unwilling to restrain themselves, they must be restrained by others to protect the innocent from them. Wicked men cannot abide in freedom. When the people are wicked, freedom is anarchy, and the innocent suffer. Living under a tyrant is better than living under a mob of wicked men, because at least the tyrant will be clear about what he wants. The end of righteousness is the end of freedom. If we want to preserve freedom, we must also preserve righteousness.
