“Only government can take perfectly good paper, cover it with perfectly good ink and make the combination worthless.”
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The world runs on individuals pursuing their self interests. The great achievements of civilization have not come from government bureaus. Einstein didn't construct his theory under order from a, from a bureaucrat. Henry Ford didn't revolutionize the automobile industry that way.
The greatest advances of civilization, whether in architecture or painting, in science and literature, in industry or agriculture, have never come from centralized government.
Most of the energy of political work is devoted to correcting the effects of mismanagement of government.
I am favor of cutting taxes under any circumstances and for any excuse, for any reason, whenever it's possible.