The Mind of the Elite Government

Every demand made by Patriots for Constitutional liberty is considered to be an effort by upstart citizens to dictate to the "Elite Government" now in power. If government yields an inch, the patriots would seek to restore their Constitutional rights and again rule the government through We, the people.

The government does not wish the citizens to be their masters. The government's true policy is to exact obedience, if necessary, with the rod; for citizens, like children, must obey the government in all things. The government habitually thinks of the relationship of themselves and citizens in terms of parent and child.

Now, these saucy citizens need to be taught humility and obedience; and it is better to take them in hand while they are yet in their infancy than to postpone the reckoning until they have a great following who might knock their government down when she attempted to apply the rod. Americans must be taught who is master in the household. Opulence and security have begot a desire of independence; and because Americans are becoming too prosperous to be good subjects, it is well to give them a taste of salutary poverty.

It may be even more dangerous and ruinous for the "elite government" to suffer the citizens to become too rich, than too poor; by the latter, we (govt) should undoubtedly injure ourselves; but by the former, we should certainly be undone. Therefore, Good policy persuades us to utilize techniques and policies to control the people to suit our advantage and benefits.

Origins of the American Revolution