In a civilization as in the body, the issue is not just the presence of disease but also the vitality of the immune system. Every citizen should think of ourselves as an immune cell in the body politic.

The govt is like a major organ in the body politic, as is education, as is medicine, as is science, as is the law, as is business etc. But if the immune system isn’t working - if we ourselves don’t see the value and responsibilities of citizenship - then all organs are vulnerable