Believe Quote by Thomas Jefferson

I believe the states can best govern our home concerns, and the general government our foreign ones.

— Thomas Jefferson

We have to allow people in the states to make their own decisions, to get government agencies out of the way and let local…

— Pete Sessions

If you have a federal government that's not enforcing the law and does not preserve the integrity of its own borders, then naturally, states…

— Pat Toomey

The danger in our system is that the general government, which represents the interests of the whole, may encroach on the states, which represent…

— John C. Calhoun

States would be wise to weaken sovereignty in order to protect themselves.

— Richard N. Haass

Our best protection against bigger government in Washington is better government in the states.

— Anonymous

I think that the more we, as a state, yield and cede decisions to the federal government, the lesser we'll be for it as…

— Scott Pruitt

As a governor, I am naturally inclined to focus on the domestic side of protecting the United States.

— Bill Owens

In a federal structure such as ours, state governments are imperative for the smooth functioning of our overall polity. They can't just be wished…

— Pinarayi Vijayan

States know better than the federal government how to allocate and manage resources to address the needs of their people.

— Cathy McMorris Rodgers

I believe in the state as a power for good.

— Amber Rudd

The true theory of our Constitution is surely the wisest and best, that the states are independent as to everything within themselves and united…

— Thomas Jefferson