That's right. I've been thinking about how to phrase a rule-of-thumb I've been exploring as we enter an era of new levels of tyranny. That is "Don't submit to any authority you can't reach before dawn."
Don't submit to any authority you cannot personally hold responsible.
That's where I started but then I thought it would make it sense to rephrase to be more...visceral. Bring the reality of it home to both the common citizen and the potential tyrant.
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