No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size
Ronald Reagan
A government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth
Ronald Reagan
As government expands, liberty contracts
Ronald Reagan
The federal government has taken too much tax money from the people, too much authority from the states, and too much liberty with the Constitution
Ronald Reagan
Government is not a solution to our problem, government is the problem
Ronald Reagan
We've been tempted to believe that society has become too complex to be managed by self-rule, that government by an elite group is superior to government for, by, and of the people. Well, if no one among us is capable of government himself, then who among us has the capacity to govern someone else?
Ronald Reagan
Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under
Henry Mencken
Every government is a scoundrel
Henry Mencken
The function of government ought to be: make sure you have good water to drink, somebody picking up the garbage, good roads to drive on, enough electricity to turn your light bulbs and your record player on, and whatever smaller amounts of regulatory assistance is necessary to make this society work
Frank Zappa
If ever time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin
Samuel Adams
A man may be loyal to his government and yet oppose the particular principles and methods of administration
Abraham Lincoln
I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.
Will Rogers
The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government, and to protect its free expression should be our first object
Thomas Jefferson
Certainly one of the chief guarantees of freedom under any government, no matter how popular and respected, is the right of the citizens to keep and bear arms. This is not to say that firearms should not be carefully used and that definite safety rules of precaution should not be taught and enforced. But the right of the citizens to bear arms is just one guarantee against arbitrary government and one more safeguard against a tyranny which now appears remote in America, but which historically has proved to be always possible
Hubert H. Humphrey
None of us here in Washington knows all or even half of the answers If you love your country, don't depend on handouts from Washington for your information. If you cherish your freedom, don't leave it all up to big government
Barry Morris Goldwater