“Toward no crimes have men shown themselves so cold-bloodedly cruel as in punishing differences of opinion.”

Welcome to the occupying statist theocracy infesting this land. No longer a land of liberty, natural law, equity or justice — simply reduced to emotional opinions.

Men don't tend to worry themselves of differing opinions, it's bad boys and girls that tend to become violent when you disagree with them.

Those in seats of power cannot be trusted, hence a republican form of government to protect against the wiles of power-hungry politicians appropriating wealth and property from the People.  We are never to trust the government — we are to keep them in check.