People answering poll questions, they say, may simply be voicing support for any idea that seems aimed at reducing government.

For example, Republicans in the 1980s could win by promising to expand freedom and reduce overbearing government.

His campaign pledge to reduce government policing of business was most effectively redeemed in the broadcasting and energy industries.

Does my right hon. Friend agree that proportional representation reduces democracy and effective government?

They want to reduce government to a minimum, virtually eliminate politics.

Libertarians and populists wanted to reduce government because it gave too much power to bureaucratic elites.

"The brain of the conservatives tells them to reduce government and have a more liberal market, but their heart is somewhere else," he said.

"We all know that we could reduce government by 80 percent," he declares.

"We'd sit around and have little conspiracy meetings on how we could reduce government - and put ourselves out of a job."

Tax cuts are designed not to stimulate the economy, but to reduce government in the long run.