A wise and frugal Government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government, and this is necessary to close the circle of our felicities. — Thomas Jefferson

My Take – Good government is small government.  For over a century, we have forgotten the adage “Mind your own bloody business” when it comes to the government.  The goal of my generation should be to trim back government to at least the level of overreach under which our grandparents lived.  If we can do that, the momentum should be strong enough for our children to continue until government returns to its proper, minor role in the lives of the citizenry.