Thomas Jefferson

"I think we have more machinery of government than is necessary, too many parasites living on the labor of the industrious." --Thomas Jefferson

Economy

"Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself." --economist Milton Friedman (1912-2006)

The Gipper

"The ... inescapable truth is government does not have all the answers. In too many instances, government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them." --Ronald Reagan

Privacy and Rights

From a post here:

Small, Successful Battles Can Prevent Large, Losing Battles.

When it comes to rights, you don’t know in advance what battle will be important. But you do know, based on history and human nature, that a right undefended will shrivel and die. If you don’t fight for the small right, you won’t be in a position to assert the large right.

Moreover, the existence of the right of privacy is usually based on whether people have a current expectation of privacy in a certain situation. To the extent that people decline to assert their right of privacy, it slips away. Lack of vigilance by citizens begets more government power.

So, why point this out? Because all KINDS of people are flippant about their little everyday struggles with speaking out or remaining silent on all sorts of injustices or inconveniences by any number of people. These "trifles" are not just that. They're small instances where people should stand up for themselves and exercise their rights, or expect that eventually they will have to just deal with the loss entirely.

The original post is about privacy, but I'd ask that you expand on that and include much more than just your privacy rights in thinking about how you deal with your everyday life.