Innis

Every expansion of the welfare state seemed right to someone at the time. Every regulation passed in response to a crisis seemed like the obvious response to the crisis. Every accommodation made to the loudest group in the room seemed like the practical thing. The path from a prosperous free society to something else is not paved with evil intentions. It is paved with intentions that seemed right, each one locally reasonable, the cumulative destination visible only from a distance that most people never achieve while it is still possible to turn around. Moses warned them before they crossed, not after. The warning comes first. What you do with it is the rest of the story.