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Thinking about the government: liberals can't compete with conservatives on government-bashing. Maybe it's time to remind voters what government does well.(REDEEMING GOVERNMENT)
American Prospect, The, May, 2005 by Nunberg, Geoffrey
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> Tom: You got dances, too? Caretaker: We got the best dances in the county every Saturday night. Tom: Say, who runs this place? Caretaker: The government. --The Grapes of Wrath, 1940 (screenplay by Nunnally Johnson) "I've always felt the nine most terrifying words in the English language are, 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'" --Ronald Reagan, 1986 (repeating a well-worn one-liner) SOMETIMES IT REALLY DOES FEEL AS IF IT HAS BEEN 65 years since anyone talked about "the government" in the approving tone that John ...
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