We want a state wise in its contemplation - just in its actions - and moderate in the reach of government into our lives.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
We need a government that is what we are at our best. Smart, efficient, pragmatic and compassionate.
I don't want a lot of bureaucracy... I want to run state government the same way we run a campaign - efficient, effective and victorious.
The idea of the state is, or should be, a very limited, prescribed idea. The state looks after the defense of the realm, and other matters - raising revenue to pay for things which are for all of us, and so on. That idea has turned turtle now. The state isn't any longer perceived as an institution which exists to serve us.
We must create a state that responds to the citizens' needs, and we need citizens who feel committed to their state because that state serves the citizens.
We have to be guided by the interest of society and the development of the state.
The state must be the first to be organized and totally committed to serving the interests of the people.
We have to allow people in the states to make their own decisions, to get government agencies out of the way and let local people make decisions about what's best for them.
We make our own future; we govern ourselves, and to govern is to choose.
We have the means and the capacity to deal with our problems, if only we can find the political will.
We're not the States of America; we're the United States of America. If states don't get what they need, we're not going to have a successful plan, period.