He said, so I said....

Steve said in his FB status... "I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them."- Thomas Jefferson

So I said..."Government is instituted for the common good; for the protection, safety, prosperity, and happiness of the people; and not for profit, honor, or private interest of any one man, family, or class of men..."
John Adams, Thoughts on Government, 1776

I think we are both right...