He who relies upon state protection must pay for it by limitations of liberty; by every new demand which he makes on the state, he increases its function and the burden of it on himself. Weary of protecting himself, he begs the state to take care of him; the state, however, only orders him to take care of himself in co-operation with others under its supervision, and it takes its toll from him in money, time, and services for giving him this good advice and this wholesome coercion.
-William Graham Sumner
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