Iconic quote from Adams and it applies today to the mindless folks who “trust” the gov’t with vaccines, or to those who truly believe the government has our best interests at heart when they make it next to impossible to live day-by-day with red tape and hypocritical requests that nobody could ever meet.
I think of it often when I encounter the summer patriots who quickly cave in to government oversight.
Another favorite is attributed to Jefferson. “I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery”