One conversation from Atlas Shrugged I always remember.
Shortened and paraphrased....
The government can't control innocent citizens , only criminals.
So the government criminalizes as much as possible to create them.
"The government can't control innocent citizens , only criminals. So the government criminalizes as much as possible to create them."
"There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power government has is the power to crack down on criminals. When there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws." ~ Ayn Rand ~