Quote by Thomas Jefferson

Government should do a few things, and do them right

— George W. Bush

The States should be watchful to note every material usurpation on their rights; to denounce them as they occur in the most peremptory terms;…

— Thomas Jefferson

I think that decisions should rest in the hands of the states. I'm a federalist.

— John McCain

All the people ought to decide, but now most states are tossed on the scrap heap and ignored

— John Anderson

Whatever power may be necessary for the National Government a certain portion must necessarily be left in the States. It is impossible for one…

— George Mason

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

All's the government should do is keep the taxes and regulations at a manageable rate, keep a decent standing army and get out of…

— Adam Carolla

We need a Federal government that does what the government needs to do and stops doing what the government ought not to be doing.

— Grover Norquist

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

Private lives should be no business of the State. The State is bad enough as it is. It cannot educate or medicate or feed…

— Gore Vidal

A citizen should render to the state all the services he can as soon as the sovereign demands them.

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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