No 'growing' needed.
That always has been and always will be the goal of government.
True but from 1776 to 1920 is was small. mainly due to the supreme court up until 1898 when it ruled income taxes un-Constitutional. Then in the 1900’s the greatest generation pass amendments allowing government to tax income - then cam WWI, WWI, Korea, Vietnam, democrat’s in the 60’s passing laws and starting the huge growth, the Middle East.
Basically just a total failure of the greatest generation destroying a country for future generations.