William Weld

I think coercive taxation is theft, and government has a moral duty to keep it to a minimum. ↗

— William Weld

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My slogan when I ran was that there is no such thing as government money, there is only taxpayer's money, and that cut pretty deep. ↗

— William Weld

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Before my tenure, people didn't seem to think that citizens had a right to limit the size of their government. ↗

— William Weld

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Government can contribute to a shared sense of purpose on the part of the citizenry; that's its highest and best application. ↗

— William Weld

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Government has a role as well in what is referred to as redistributive justice. ↗

— William Weld

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Government is never so noble as when it is addressing wrongs. ↗

— William Weld

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I don't understand the Democrats' approach to Social Security in this country, and I'm not alone. ↗

— William Weld

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I extend that to the abortion issue, I extend that to the so-called gay rights issue, I think this is a freedom principle and consistent with the analysis in the economic area as well. ↗

— William Weld

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I have come to realize that Jesse Helms stands for everything in politics that is anathema to me. ↗

— William Weld

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It's not good for government to tell people that the world owes them a living and that things are free. ↗

— William Weld

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