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Marshall Sanford: “I am a conservative. I fall into that first camp, and if someone views the government as coercive, it seems to me…”

On the recordSeptember 14, 1999
I am a conservative. I fall into that first camp, and if someone views the government as coercive, it seems to me logical to say that they would want to limit one's ability to control the leaders of government that would affect its ability to coerce others to do other things. Tamaraz, when asked by Senator Thompson, why did you give all the money that you gave, his response was, because it worked. If we look at Bernard Schwartz, who was brought up with the technology transfer with China, we can see a clear correlation between money spent and results. So it would seem to me perfect logic to say I am a conservative, I want to limit government, and I want to limit people's ability to pull the levers of government.
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Marshall Sanford
South Carolina

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Discussing perspectives on government and its role during a committee meeting.

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