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Steve Southerland: You place incredible trust, and I will say this in closing. You need to tread lightly, because this beast up here, a…

On the recordMarch 21, 2012
You place incredible trust, and I will say this in closing. You need to tread lightly, because this beast up here, a government big enough to meet all your needs, is a government big enough to take every single thing you own.
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Steve Southerland
Florida

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Southerland warns about the dangers of relying too much on government.

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