Smaller Government Quotes

• America needs jobs, smaller government, less spending and a president with the courage to offer more than yet another speech.

  Rick Perry

  Jobs, America, Government

  "Bachmann, Other GOP Presidential Candidates Slam Obama’s Jobs Plan". www.foxnews.com. September 8, 2011.

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• Ronald Reagans vision of smaller government, less taxes, and a strong national defense has led to a prosperous America. As president, he rebuilt our military and reinvigorated our confidence in ourselves.

  David Vitter

  Confidence, Strong, Military

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• A smaller government reflecting the needs of the middle class and poor is superior to a big government reflecting the needs of the privileged and powerful.

  Robert Reich

  Powerful, Government, Class

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• Republicans want smaller government for the same reason crooks want fewer cops; it's easier to get away with murder.

  James Carville

  Government, Political, Police

  James Carville (2003). “Had Enough?: A Handbook for Fighting Back”, p.21, Simon and Schuster

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• Since the presidency of Ronald Reagan, conservatives have succeeded by adhering to a platform that rests firmly on three legs: smaller government, faith and family, and a strong national defense. These three legs do not merely represent a political coalition; they are three necessary components of a strong and secure America.

  Frank Gaffney

  Strong, America, Government

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• My philosophy is not a bean-counting, accounting 'look at this.' It is a philosophy that smaller government is better government, and government that is closer to the people is best of all.

  John Bolton

  Philosophy, Government, People

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• After 20 years in Congress, I still believe that smaller government and lower taxes are the most effective economic policies.

  Howard Coble

  Believe, Government, Years

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• There's nothing on this green earth that a liberal progressive fears more than a black American who wants a better life and a smaller government.

  Allen West

  Government, Black, Earth

  "Allen West: Liberals fear conservative blacks like me". "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren, www.foxnews.com. March 14, 2013.

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• When Pat Buchanan came out against the Beijing Women's Conference and there were women standing next to him, smiling and laughing when he was making fun of it, I was so embarrassed. I don't mind when the more liberal or moderate Republican women talk about smaller government or money issues and things of that nature. But when I see a conservative Republican woman in line with the Christian right or coming out against abortion and day-care issues and for taking away womens' aid, I see a self-hating, unenlightened woman, like a self-hating Jew. That blows my mind. I don't get it at all.

  Janeane Garofalo

  Christian, Fun, Hate

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• You know, when Republicans were in charge, we doubled the debt. But, now, our concern is the Democrats are in charge and they're tripling the debt. So, really, our concern is that we want smaller government.

  Rand Paul

  Government, Debt, Want

  "Rand Paul Says He Has A Tea Party 'Mandate'". "All Things Considered" with Robert Siegel, www.npr.org. May 19, 2010.

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• The demand of our people in 1980 is not for smaller government or bigger government but for better government.

  Edward Kennedy

  Government, People, Demand

  Ted Kennedy's concession speech to Jimmy Carter at the 1980 Democratic National Convention in Madison Square Garden, New York City, www.nydailynews.com. August 26, 2009.

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• Conservatives believe in smaller government and in the power of the electorate. So I think that we're less likely to try to use a dramatic forum to warp people's political views.

  David Mamet

  Believe, Thinking, Government

  "David Mamet: Hollywood Conservatives "Legitimately Frightened For Their Jobs"". Interview with Megyn Kelly, www.realclearpolitics.com. November 11, 2013.

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• I believe that smaller government is better government. But I also believe that in the areas where government does play a legitimate role, we should demand that it is done better.

  Scott Walker

  Believe, Government, Play

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• The Tea Party is simply a loose description of local activism driven by Americans who want smaller government and more self-reliance. That sounds like what the Founding Fathers had in mind, does it not?

  Bill O'Reilly

  Father, Party, Government

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• We must create a [economic] crisis in order to ensure that there is no alternative to a smaller government.

  Jeb Bush

  Government, Order, Alternatives

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