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We need a Federal government that does what the government needs to do and stops doing what the government ought not to be doing.

— Grover Norquist

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

We actually do need a federal government, but we need a limited one.

— Ron Johnson

We should have a very limited federal government.

— Paul Broun

We really need a public-interest government that is not taking marching orders from the fossil-fuel industry and the banks and the war profiteers. We really need a government that is acting on our behalf.

— Jill Stein

We need a government that is what we are at our best. Smart, efficient, pragmatic and compassionate.

— Deval Patrick

Government cannot do everything, so we need to first decide what government ought to be doing, then figure out what it's capable of doing, and then follow the jobs we choose to completion.

— Ernie Fletcher

We can't do without government, but we do need it to be more effective.

— Jennifer Pahlka

We need a government, alas, because of the nature of humans.

— P. J. O'Rourke

The first thing the federal government can do to help is get out of the way.

— Bob Schaffer

We have become bound by a political straitjacket that frames every debate: Too much federal government. Yet our forefathers forged this system for us. The federal government can accomplish what the states, acting alone or even in concert, cannot.

— Donna Brazile

✗Opposing Perspectives

I don't think the federal government should be a part of everything. I think that governing should be done state-by-state... so that you can tailor your governing to the people's needs.

— Stacey Dash