In a democracy, personal liberties are rarely diminished overnight. Rather, they are …

In a democracy, personal liberties are rarely diminished overnight. Rather, they are lost gradually, by acts of well-meaning people, with good intentions, amid publicapproval. But the subtle loss of freedom is never recognized until the crisis is over and we look back in horror. And then it is too late. Judge Andrew Napolitano
Ocotber 2001