“Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives”
“The first duty of government is to protect the powerless from the powerful.”
“The first duty of a government is to give education to the people”
“The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government, and to protect its free expression should be our first object.”
“Many people want the government to protect the consumer. A much more urgent problem is to protect the consumer from the government.”
“Once the principle is admitted that it is the duty of the government to protect the individual against his own foolishness, no serious objections can be advanced against further encroachments.”