Subtitled “From Liberty to an Entitlement Mentality: The Deadly Enticement of Government Help,” Part 3 of our series on rights observes,
When the people of a nation believe they have a right to government “benefits,” they become intoxicated with everything the government is willing to offer. In turn, those in authority become intoxicated with the power they gain as an increasing number of people become dependent upon them. The more government “gives,” the more beholden recipients become. This is how a nation that began with liberty can be led into tyranny.