Patrick Henry opposed the ratification of the Constitution. He believed the language was too vague. When it was accepted by Virginia in 1787 (and thus pretty much in place), he said the nation wouldn’t last 100 years.

He was right.

Impose or be imposed upon. There is no other way.

“The decision about the number of children and the sacrifices to be made for them must not be taken only with a view to adding comfort and preserving a peaceful existence. Reflecting upon this matter before God, with the graces drawn from the Sacrament, and guided by the teaching of the Church, parents will remind themselves that it is certainly less serious to deny their children certain comforts or material advantages than to deprive them of the presence of brothers and sisters who could help them to grow in humanity and to realize the beauty of life at all ages and in all its variety”

-Pope John Paul II (1979)