I believe that man must journey on two parallel paths; liberty and morality. These two key principles hinge equally, one upon the other. Immoral men cannot live free because they are a danger to the liberties of those around them. Furthermore, immoral societies require someone to intercede on behalf of those neglected by the cruel. At the same time morality cannot properly be observed without the freedom to do so. Too often the answer to the consequences of immorality is government intervention. Unfortunately government rarely acts according to principle and always requires liberty in exchange for their services. The ultimate danger is that the relationship of man and government gets flipped from government’s accountability to man to man’s moral compass being set by government. When man reaches this threshold, they lock their own shackles. Whenever I consider a political debate I weigh it by these principles…everything else is extracurricular.