Quote by Mitch Daniels
Among the weeds choking out growth and good government are the hun

Among the weeds choking out growth and good government are the hundreds of boards, commissions, and advisory committees that have sprouted over the years. They devour time, money, and energy far beyond any real contribution they make. – Mitch Daniels

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When they call the slightest spending reductions painful, we will say If government spending prevents pain, why are we suffering so much of it? And If you want to experience real pain, just stay on the track we are on. – Mitch Daniels

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Experience
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No enterprise, small or large, public or private, can remain self-governing, let alone successful, so deeply in hock to others as we are about to be. – Mitch Daniels

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alone
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Starting a new retirement plan for those below a certain age is something tens of millions of Americans have already been through at work. – Mitch Daniels

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I believe that all government is evil, and that trying to improve it is largely a waste of time. – H. L. Mencken

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Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of men will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice, without constraint. – Alexander Hamilton

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Conquest is not in our principles. It is inconsistent with our government. – Thomas Jefferson

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Americans no longer look to government for economic security rather, they look to their portfolios. – Bill Owens

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I get way too much happiness from good food. – Elizabeth Olsen

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