Franklin (Lyn) Nofziger, who heads Nofziger Communications, a consulting and government relations firm, is a long-time Reagan insider and served as press secretary and later assistant to the president for political affairs during the Reagan administration.
\nHis words have particular meaning this election year.<\/p>
\nThese things I believe: That government should butt out. That freedom Franklin (Lyn) Nofziger, who heads Nofziger Communications, a consulting and government relations firm, is a long-time Reagan insider and served as press secretary and later assistant to the president for political affairs during the Reagan administration. His words have particular … Continue reading
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\n11\/9\/99 issue<\/a> of the Federalist Digest<\/a>:<\/p>\n
\nis our most precious commodity and if we are not eternally vigilant
\ngovernment will take it all away. That individual freedom demands
\nindividual responsibility. That government is (contrary to George W.
\nBush) not a necessary good but an unavoidable evil. That the executive
\nbranch has grown too strong, the judicial branch too arrogant and the
\nlegislative branch too stupid. That political parties have become
\nclose to meaningless. That government should work to insure the rights
\nof the individual, not plot to take them away. That government should
\nprovide for the national defense and work to insure domestic
\ntranquillity. That foreign trade should be fair rather than free. That
\nAmerica should be wary of foreign entanglements. That the tree of
\nliberty needs to be watered from time to time with the blood of
\npatriots and tyrants. That guns do more than protect us from
\ncriminals; more importantly, they protect us from the ongoing threat
\nof government. That states are the bulwark of our freedom. That states
\nshould have the right to secede from the Union. That once a year we
\nshould hang someone in government as an example to his fellows.
\n–Lyn Nofziger<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"