I appreciate that, Richard. When you consider that before their guillotinings, the last word Sophie Scholl scribbled down was “Freedom” and the last words Hans Scholl spoke were “Long live freedom,” you realize how heartbroken they would be to see how cheap people now hold the liberty they sacrificed their lives to defend. Freedom is the foundational value upon which all other values rest and thus must be preserved at all costs. Once individuals cede their right to speak to the State, it’s game over for humanity.
