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title: "7 Cut Government Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Cut Government quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Cut Government sayings and thoughts."
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> [Obama says we need more firemen, more policemen, more teachers. Did he not get the message of Wisconsin? The American people did.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitt-romney/obama-says-we-need-more-firemen-more-policemen-more-teachers-did-he/)

[Mitt Romney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitt-romney/)

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> [Colorado needs a governor who brings people together to create jobs and cut government spending.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hickenlooper/colorado-needs-a-governor-who-brings-people-together-to-create-jobs/)

[John Hickenlooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hickenlooper/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51b/john-hickenlooper-2400_create_colorado-needs-a-governor-who-brings-peo_411647.png)

> [In a very weak economy, when you say 'cut government spending,' what you mean is you're laying off school teachers and you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fareed-zakaria/in-a-very-weak-economy-when-you-say-cut-government-spending-what-you/)

[Fareed Zakaria](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fareed-zakaria/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8c/fareed-zakaria-3805_benefits_in-a-very-weak-economy-when-you-say-cut_1783234.png)

> [If all you think we need to do to get this economy going and get this country on the right track is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-santorum/if-all-you-think-we-need-to-do-to-get-this-economy-going-and-get-this/)

[Rick Santorum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-santorum/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d9/rick-santorum-1840_america_if-all-you-think-we-need-to-do-to-get-th_1850217.jpg)

> [We do not believe that if you cut back what government does you diminish its authority. On the contrary, a government that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-thatcher/we-do-not-believe-that-if-you-cut-back-what-government-does-you/)

[Margaret Thatcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-thatcher/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d49/margaret-thatcher-463_authority_we-do-not-believe-that-if-you-cut-back-w_2065937.jpg)

> [“I say we cut our government in half, with a chainsaw along their waists.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/i-say-we-cut-our-government-in-half-with-a-chainsaw-along-their-waists/)

[Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ea/jarod-kintz-2_chainsaw_i-say-we-cut-our-government-in-half-with_2931585.jpg)

> [My goal is to cut government in half in twenty-five years, to get it down to the size where we can drown…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grover-norquist/my-goal-is-to-cut-government-in-half-in-twenty-five-years-to-get-it/)

[Grover Norquist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grover-norquist/)

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