The No. 1 purpose of the federal government is national defense.

I thought the irreducible requirements of Republicanism were being for life, small government, and a strong national defense.

Accepting money from the federal government to conduct research places academic inquiry in the service of national interests.

I don't bow down to the federal government.

The most fundamental purpose of government is defense, not empire

But no one has yet succeeded in reducing the size or scope of the federal government.