I believe with my sage and epigrammatic friend P. J. O'Rourke that a government big enough to give you everything you want is also big enough to take it all away.
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A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.
We don't need bigger government. We need to shrink the size of government.
What people want is big government that they don't have to pay for.
I don't really care if you're a Republican or Democrat or you want to fight about the size of government. How about a government that just works? Put your tax dollar in and get a return out the other end.
It's hard to make something as large as a government change. It's a little bit like building the transcontinental railroad.
No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth!
We have the best government that money can buy.
I actually don't believe in big government, and half the time I'm never quite sure I believe in government, generally.
If you want the government off your back, get your hands out of its pockets.
But those who believe that what our people desire is big government are living in a state of delusion.
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