Originally posted by Suziannethat's the problem. ideally, it's supposed to be the people who retain some control over its government. the government doesn't like to be controlled and slowly but surely, it will by guile or force, seize more power for itself and when the people have fully lost control of their government, then they have lost their liberties as well.
Every government retains some control over its people. There is no 100% non-totalitarian government.