Democrats think the country works better with a strong middle class, real opportunities for poor people to work their way into it and a relentless focus on the future, with business and government working together to promote growth and broadly shared prosperity. We think 'we're all in this together' is a better philosophy than 'you're on your own.'

What would annoy the most people most often? That is the true left-wing test of government intervention.

This used to be a government of checks and balances. Now it's all checks and no balances.

When you have an efficient government, you have a dictatorship.

Government's first duty and highest obligation is public safety.

By a continuing process of inflation, government can confiscate, secretly and unobserved, an important part of the wealth of their citizens.

The problem with leaderless uprisings taking over is that you don't always know what you get at the other end. If you are not careful you could replace a bad government with one much worse!

We need a government, alas, because of the nature of humans.

The inherent purpose of American government is let people seek their own goals and to encourage them to be responsible on the various adventures they have on their way to those goals, good, bad, and otherwise.

The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry.