“When seconds count, the Police are minutes away.”
That has always been a good one – The Oppressives don’t seem to have a good answer to it aside from the implication that they are willing to sacrifice some people to their collectivist ‘Gods’.
They can’t actually come out and say it – but they are perfectly willing to sacrifice your safety for their power.
Not sure how to form that into a compact phrase though.
BTW, I like your tag line.
Did you hear that Wal-Mart didn’t meet with our dear rulers out of a scheduling conflict – maybe they are seeing the handwriting on the ‘wal.’