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I agree, although I may not be able to articulate the idea as well as you.

Society, as a whole, has to give up some rights to be safe, secure and happy. No laws means anarchy, which surely is not conducive to a healthy society. Hence, the immortal words from the Declaration of Indepenence -

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed"

That's why we have government, fellow freepers. To secure our rights. We must be ever vigilant, however, that we have enough, but not too much, government.

All part of the healthy give and take of our democracy.

Good day to all, and God bless.

You put it very well, actually. One way that I usually sum up your points are that government is a "necessary evil" and that people must remember both of those words. The left usually forgets the "evil" side of that description while the right sometimes forgets the "necessary" side.