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> [“Big Government means small citizens: it corrodes the integrity of a people, catastrophically.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-steyn/big-government-means-small-citizens-it-corrodes-the-integrity-of-a/)

[Mark Steyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-steyn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca2/mark-steyn-1844_big-government_big-government-means-small-citizens-it-c_456722.png)

> [Big government makes small citizens.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-steyn/big-government-makes-small-citizens/)

[Mark Steyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-steyn/)

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