A warning ... circa 1787 re  the fall of the Athenian Republic:

"A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves money (generous gifts) from the public treasury. From that moment on the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most money from the public treasury, with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, (which is) always followed by a dictatorship."

"The average age of the world's greatest civilization has been two hundred years. These nations have progressed through this sequence.

From bondage to spiritual faith; 
from spiritual faith to great courage; 
from courage to liberty; 
from liberty to abundance, 
from abundance to selfishness; 
from selfishness to complacency, 
from complacency to apathy, 
from apathy to dependency, 
from dependence back into bondage."

Translation: No matter what the government promises you, Nothing is free. The more dependent a people become on the government to take care of them, the more freedom they lose. Would having something like free health care be worth the cost of your liberty? What else would you give up in exchange for the state caring for you from cradle to grave?

"Enough Said!"