So there is not an inherent trade-off between government and freedom. Much of what government does is not coercive at all, and expansion of government programs is not going to lead us down a slippery slope to totalitarian rule. But all of this is not to deny that some government activities do curtail our freedom.
factitive. adj. 1. (Grammar) grammar denoting a verb taking a direct object as well as a noun in apposition, as for example elect in they elected John president, where John is the direct object and president is the complement.
An infinitive is the simple present form of a verb used as either a noun, adjective, or adverb. The verb of the infinitive is normally preceded by the word to. When the infinitive follows some verbs as the direct object, the to may be dropped. An infinitive phrase is the infinitive plus any complements and any modifiers of the infinitive and complements. As a Noun: He helped to write the program. As an Adjective: Lydia was looking for a way to earn money. As an Adverb: He shouted to get our attention. To Dropped: He helped write the program.