Arguably a misquotation, probably misleading absent the context, and definitely an incomplete quotation.
Speaking narrowly and specifically about the economic crisis and stagflation of the late 70s:
In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. From time to time we've been tempted to believe that society has become too complex to be managed by self-rule, that government by an elite group is superior to government for, by, and of the people.
Speaking narrowly and specifically about the economic crisis and stagflation of the late 70s:
In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. From time to time we've been tempted to believe that society has become too complex to be managed by self-rule, that government by an elite group is superior to government for, by, and of the people.