“It is the common fate of the indolent to see their rights become prey to the active. The conditions upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance; which condition if he break, servitude is at once the consequence of his crime, and the punishment of his guilt.”

Excellent, and seems to be relevant to the situation today.

An eternal truth.

A great observation

Indolence is inherently incompatible with Virtue, which itself is a concomitant of vigilance.
Can a truly good man actually do nothing in the face of evil?

This quote deserves an endless amount of respect and praise.

"Eternal vigilance" — it's not optional...

It takes so much key board time to coordinate this mentally ill fellas observational  quote I don't have the time at this point, for instance calling the poor, indolent and the criminal, active. Mentally healthy are much more coordinated in their observations.

As we witness happening today, eh? $33 trillion in debt and growing...