"To steal freedom, do whatever this book says." Handbook for Government to steal the people's freedom, using the following methods: Purge government officials and opposition leaders Attack laws and constitution Take advantage of opportunities Blame scapegoats, foreign and domestic Use the military in domestic crises Create domestic wars everywhere Keep the people under close surveillance Embrace tracking technologies Pass hate crime laws Maintain terrorist lists, immigrant lists, sexual offender lists, etc. Take away people's property Control education Expand military draft Engage in aggressive interrogation and torture Suspend habeas corpus Limit free speech and assembly Control media through censorship Require gun registration Control guns through economic means Manage the economy Increase the income tax and inflation tax