‘It neither picks my pocket or breaks my leg' is a Thomas Jefferson quote I just heard. Tom said it in response to religious freedom; "But it does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or no God. It neither picks my pocket or breaks my leg." (Notes on Virginia, 1782)
I say it applies to my overall government philosophy. "Stay out of my wallet, and stay out of my private life" is a slogan I've been saying for years now.
Our founders were skeptical of Government because they had all experienced tyranny. The Republic they established was a gift of liberty and freedom that we are relinquishing with our reliance and dependence on a big government and entitlement programs.
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