So government acts as a safeguard of our property.

Quote by William Weld

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Government can contribute to a shared sense of purpose on the part of the citizenry;...

Government can contribute to a shared sense of purpose on the part of the citizenry;...

Micro managing anything is not a great role for government.

Micro managing anything is not a great role for government.

One of the functions of government is to act as a safeguard not just of...

One of the functions of government is to act as a safeguard not just of...

Before my tenure, people didn't seem to think that citizens had a right to limit...

Before my tenure, people didn't seem to think that citizens had a right to limit...

Government has a role as well in what is referred to as redistributive justice.

Government has a role as well in what is referred to as redistributive justice.

The courts are truly the least dangerous of the three branches of our government.

The courts are truly the least dangerous of the three branches of our government.

The unemployment rate is still twice as high for blacks as for whites.

The unemployment rate is still twice as high for blacks as for whites.

It's not good for government to tell people that the world owes them a living...

It's not good for government to tell people that the world owes them a living...

We absolutely have to restrain concentrations of wealth in industry from spoiling the situation for...

We absolutely have to restrain concentrations of wealth in industry from spoiling the situation for...

I suggest to you that increasing the size of America's economic pie - which can...

I suggest to you that increasing the size of America's economic pie - which can...

I don't understand the Democrats' approach to Social Security in this country, and I'm not...

I don't understand the Democrats' approach to Social Security in this country, and I'm not...

Natural resources are so vast that no single individual or business is going to protect...

Natural resources are so vast that no single individual or business is going to protect...

Opposing the free flow of goods or people is a bad idea.

Opposing the free flow of goods or people is a bad idea.

There are several such issues where I have departed radically from the Republican orthodoxy.

There are several such issues where I have departed radically from the Republican orthodoxy.

It's healthy for government to be a kind of moral catalyst, using the bully pulpit...

It's healthy for government to be a kind of moral catalyst, using the bully pulpit...

Government is never so noble as when it is addressing wrongs.

Government is never so noble as when it is addressing wrongs.

My slogan when I ran was that there is no such thing as government money,...

My slogan when I ran was that there is no such thing as government money,...

I think transportation and corrections are not the first two areas that I would go...

I think transportation and corrections are not the first two areas that I would go...

I think government has a major role to play in helping us with the pursuit...

I think government has a major role to play in helping us with the pursuit...

Liberals often don't see the problems, and conservatives don't see the promise, of government.

Liberals often don't see the problems, and conservatives don't see the promise, of government.