Not really, given the poorest members of our society couldn't afford the education that would lift them out of it without help. And it's in our own best interest to have better educated and upwardly mobile citizens.there are other and MUCH better ways to make sure that people are educated than... BIG government..
Depends on how loosely you define tyranny, I suppose. Some would (and have) thought a police force tyrannical.there has to be... Big gov = tyrannical gov
Freedom isn't an inherent virtue. The freedom to starve or live in ignorant squalor, by way of. The freedom to build a nuclear device, for another. The freedom to murder without consequence. And so on.and loss of freedom is the result
So no one is really for unfettered liberty without regard for others. The rest is negotiation.