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Steve King: “I've watched us turn from a nation of rugged, can-do, highly spirited people to a nation that is slowly, and I shouldn't…”

On the recordMay 4, 2010
I've watched us turn from a nation of rugged, can-do, highly spirited people to a nation that is slowly, and I shouldn't say slowly, dramatically turning into a nanny state. I grew up in a society where we understood we had freedom, and we exercised that freedom, and the prohibitions were was there a law that prohibited us.
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Steve King
Republican · Iowa
Source
govinfo.gov
May 4, 2010

Editor's note · Context

The speaker reflects on the shift in American society towards a 'nanny state' and the importance of freedom.

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