I don't need that much to live - we don't need that much to have a wonderful life. I learned that from animals.
When you have a country that's been accustomed to government spending at a certain level, it is really hard to ratchet it back.
A truly common culture is not one in which we all think alike, or in which we all believe that fairness is next to godliness, but one in which everyone is allowed to be in on the project of cooperatively shaping a common way of life.

