"The idea that government has some omnipotence or omniscience is completely absurd and counter to all the thinking that went into our country."
— Jerry Brown

January 1, 1970

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United States presidential candidates, 1992Governors of CaliforniaUnited States presidential candidates, 1976United States presidential candidates, 1980Politicians from San Francisco
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Firing Line show hosted by William F. Buckley, Oct. 3, 1975, clip on Reason TV “When Democrats Loved Deregulation”, Dec. 12, 2018