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I think that charity is a tricky thing, because a lot of times, people equate charity with handouts. I don't believe in handouts.

Government 'help' to business is just as disastrous as government persecution... the only way a government can be of service to national prosperity is by keeping its hands off.

It is the duty of government to make it difficult for people to do wrong, easy to do right.

Working moms, and increasingly working dads, don't want a government handout, but they do need a hand up.

Success in life comes not from holding a good hand, but in playing a poor hand well.

When we see people that are impoverished and people who are dealt an unfair hand, then if we have the power to help them, we should try to do that.

Those who govern, having much business on their hands, do not generally like to take the trouble of considering and carrying into execution new projects. The best public measures are therefore seldom adopted from previous wisdom, but forced by the occasion.

The role of government is to steer us in the right direction, not do all the work for us.

My concept of government's role in people's lives is that it is limited but legitimate, and essential when people have nowhere else to turn.

Providing for the common good, making people feel secure in their communities and homes - this is the central job of government. it's why all of us are here serving our state and our people.