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To: gusopol3

Actually said by Gerald Ford, this is also sometimes attributed to Barry Goldwater. Paraphrased variant: A government that is big enough to give you everything you want is also big enough to take everything you have.


2 posted on 10/22/2008 8:35:29 PM PDT by Maelstorm (This country was not founded with the battle cry "Give me liberty or give me a government check!")
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To: Maelstorm

Wasn’t this originally said by Jefferson??


5 posted on 10/23/2008 4:53:51 AM PDT by Hootch (Another perspective)
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