Government can't do anything for you except in proportion as it can do…

William F. Buckley, Jr.
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Government can't do anything for you except in proportion as it can do something to you. ✨ Broken Government: Where the right went wrong. CNN, November 03, 2006.
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Government can't do anything for you except in proportion as it can do something to you. ✨ Broken Government: Where the right went wrong. CNN, November 03, 2006.

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