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Government works less efficiently when it begins to grow out of control and takes on more and more of the responsibilities that belong to the citizens.

But without a caring society, without each citizen voluntarily accepting the weight of responsibility, government is destined to grow even larger, taking more of your money, burrowing deeper into your lives.

In a free society, government reflects the soul of its people. If people want change at the top, they will have to live in different ways. Our major social problems are not the cause of our decadence. They are a reflection of it.

The more we can do to create a better society, that benefits more people, the better chance we have that our society will continue to grow and prosper.

People's trust in their public institutions depends on their government getting results.

Individuals usually do a better job than the government.

Every time the government grows we lose more of who we are.

Our future cannot depend on the government alone. The ultimate solutions lie in the attitudes and the actions of the American people.

Government is truly beginning to embrace the power of innovation for the people and by the people, the idea that if government collaborates openly with and unleashes the ingenuity of the public, it will get much more done, much faster and at much lower cost than if government acted alone.