A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I believe with my sage and epigrammatic friend P. J. O'Rourke that a government big enough to give you everything you want is also big enough to take it all away.
What people want is big government that they don't have to pay for.
A government of, for and by the people, requires much from the people.
We don't need bigger government. We need to shrink the size of government.
Big-government proponents embrace both the power of the federal government and the idea that millions of Americans ought to be dependent on its largesse. It's time to return to our Founders' love for small government. More is not always better.
I actually don't believe in big government, and half the time I'm never quite sure I believe in government, generally.
The best government is that which teaches us to govern ourselves.
The federal government is way larger than it should be.
Every citizen has to figure out what kind of government he or she wants.
A government is for the benefit of all the people.