First, Do No Harm!

Pascal said, "Man is neither angel nor brute, and the misfortune is that he who would act the angel acts the brute." This is one of those truths that has revealed itself again and again through the history of mankind. Communism, The Crusades, conservatively, Liberalism have all, at times, done great harm to individuals while trying to create a better society. The belief that reaching a greater good requires slogging through all sorts of evil has lead to torture, abuse, murder and hatred.

Perhaps this is what was in Reagan's mind when he said, "The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'"

It's time for all politicians people to take a personal Hippocratic Oath to do no harm when they are trying to do good. The first step is one many of you will take issue with. Vote for those who are committed to freedom and self-determination. In other words, Libertarians. I'm not talking about the ACLU nuts who are trying to hijack classic Libertarianism, but leaders who are truly committed to freedom. They're had to find today, but worth the effort.