“We know that no one ever seizes power with the intention of relinquishing it. Power is not a means; it is an end.” ~ George Orwell, [1984]
“The best way to take control over a people and control them utterly is to take a little of their freedom at a time, to erode rights by a thousand tiny and almost imperceptible reductions. In this way, the people will not see those rights and freedoms being removed until past the point at which these changes cannot be reversed.” ~ Pat Miller, [Willfully Ignorant]
https://thefreethoughtproject.com/flatten-the-curve-to-freedom/