Thought For Today

Some bloggers have "Quotes of the day" so I thought it may be an idea, with a view to stimulating debate, to begin a series of "Thoughts for today" with, where possible, a comment - and consequently offer as a starter:

"There is no worse tyranny than to force a man to pay for what he does not want merely because you think it would be good for him" Heinlein

Kinda reinforces the argument for government butting out of our lives? Goodbye State and Hello Localism?