" In the United States, our concept of liberty has changed drastically from the eighteenth century to the twenty-first century. The change has much to do with our understanding of autonomy. Modern man considers the quest for autonomy to be a noble and virtuous declaration of human creativity. From the Christian vantage point, however, the
quest for autonomy represents the essence of evil, as it contains within its agenda the assassination of God. "
― R.C. Sproul , How Should I Live In This World? (Crucial Questions, #5)