“I don't believe in a government that protects us from ourselves.”

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

“In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.From time to time we've been tempted to believe that society has become too complex to bemanaged by self-rule, that government by an elite group is superior to government for, by, and ofthe people. Well, if no one among us is capable of governing himself, then who among us has thecapacity to govern someone else? All of us together, in and out of government, must bear theburden. The solutions we seek must be equitable, with no one group singled out to pay a higherprice.”

“People don't start wars, governments do.”

“governments don't produce economic growth people do.”

“I'm from the government and I'm here to help.”

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