A quotation by C. S. Lewis
"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its
victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to
live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral
busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes
sleep, his cupidity at some point be satiated; but those
who torment us for our own good will torment us without
end, for they do so with the approval of their own
conscience."
C. S. Lewis was a poet, nonfiction writer, fiction writer
(The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe [Narnia]) and a
Christian writer.
Oh I love his writings! Haven't read all, but I especially adored the Screwtape Letters. It was difficult to read because of the writing style, but so good, true and a huge classic.