Thomas Jefferson actually said...

"A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned--this is the sum..."

"Were we directed from Washington when to sew and when to reap, we should soon want bread."

"The care of human life and happiness, not their destruction, is the legitimate responsibility of good government."

"Congress was not intended to know the secrets of the executive branch."