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

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

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

We need a government, not politics. Because there's too much politics. Of course there should be debate. But there seems to be so much pettiness and not enough good faith. It is civilized to agree to disagree, and this idea is slowly disintegrating. The great statesmen of the past knew this, and I think it helps drive civilization.

A government of, for and by the people, requires much from the people.

Government is necessary for our survival. We need government in order to survive. The Founding Fathers created a special place for government. It is called the Constitution.

We need a government which, yes, guarantees basic standards in public services, but which also steps in to protect people's wellbeing as they take part in our consumer democracy - particularly online.

We don't need bigger government. We need to shrink the size of government.

We don't need a weakened government but a strong government that would take responsibility for the rights of the individual and care for the society as a whole.

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