"When businesses face tough times, one of the first items they cut is overhead expenses. The government should do the same."

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"When businesses face tough times, one of the first items they cut is overhead expenses. The government should do the same."

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"Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good."

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