Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.

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!

Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.

Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.

The problem is not that people are taxed too little, the problem is that government spends too much.

The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help.

Government does not solve problems it subsidizes them.

Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.

Democracy is worth dying for, because it's the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man.

The taxpayer - that's someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to take the civil service examination.