It is not an arrogant government that chooses priorities, it's an irresponsible government that fails to choose.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Government is at its worst when you have apathy from its citizens.
It is the duty of government to make it difficult for people to do wrong, easy to do right.
It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes.
The most basic duty of government is to defend the lives of its own citizens. Any government that fails to do so is a government unworthy to lead.
There's no sense talking about priorities. Priorities reveal themselves. We're all transparent against the face of the clock.
The government is best which makes itself unnecessary.
A politics that is not sensitive to the concerns and circumstances of people's lives, a politics that does not speak to and include people, is an intellectually arrogant politics that deserves to fail.
Government is inherently incompetent, and no matter what task it is assigned, it will do it in the most expensive and inefficient way possible.
I would much rather see responsibilities exercised by individuals than have them imposed by the government.
The people of America need personal responsibility and freedom, not dependency on the government.
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