Grover Norquist

The welfare state creates its own victim/client constituency. By making individuals free and independent, we reduce the need for 'charity' to those truly needy citizens what we can certainly afford to help through real charity.

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These are some quotes by American author Grover Norquist Politician, who was born on October 19, 1956.

Quotes by Grover Norquist

Our goal is to shrink government to the size where we can drown it in a bathtub.

Grover Norquist

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The job of the government isn't to go around and try and make people sacrifice, it's to try and make people free. The reason why we have a national defense is to protect our freedoms.

Grover Norquist

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I read murder mysteries. I exercise 40 minutes a day. I watch videotapes while I exercise. I listen to audiotapes when I am in my car. And I try to stay in three different centuries.

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