The Founding Fathers never intended for Americans to trust their government. Our entire Constitution is predicated on the notion that government is a necessary evil, to be restrained and minimized as much as possible.
America was built by people who didn’t wait for permission. Stand up, work hard, and make your mark—because the real power isn’t in Washington; it’s in you.
If America could be, once again, a nation of self-reliant farmers, craftsmen, hunters, ranchers, and artists, then the rich would have little power to dominate others.
Neither to serve nor rule. That was the American Dream.