“The less [government] the better. As far as your personal goals are and what you actually want to do with your life, it should never have to do with the government. You should never depend on the government for your retirement, your financial security, for anything. If you do, you're screwed… That's all the government should be: Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines…I think a lot of people are afraid of freedom. They want their lives to be controlled, to be put into a box… Why should someone put a limit on how much fun I can have, how much I can accomplish?”

—  Drew Carey

Advocates for Self Government Carey quote http://www.self-gov.org/carey.html
Reason Magazine Interview http://reason.com/9711/fe.int.carey.shtml

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