“Never trust governments absolutely and always do what you can to prevent them from doing too much harm.”

how very true, look whats happining in the world today, not only in America.

" Government is not reason, it is force. Like fire it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master". George Washington

The only way to do that is to NOT comply with unconscienable dictates. Hanging a politician every year or two wouldn't hurt either.

Definitely not an obiter dictum.

How about, from doing harm period.....

History proves this to be accurate over and over again. We hold this truth to be self evident.

Totally agree, government that takes, by force, its people's property by taxing income, the fruits of one's labor, does EVIL.

John Adams, "The moment the idea is accepted into society that property is not as scared as the law of God and there is not the force of law and public justice protect it, anarchy and tyranny commence."