How he did so may speak to strikingly different views of government here.

Individuals agree to place constraints on themselves in exchange for anticipated benefits, a similar to a social contract view of government.

Small parties have based themselves on ideas, like the Republicans with their centrist view of good government.

And you wonder why many people have a jaundiced view of government?

Significantly, respondents had a more benevolent view of government than the nation at large.

Third is an "individual" political culture with a utilitarian view of government and a high tolerance for dirty politics.

Texas has some internal issues to address, but we don't need a more expansive view of government to be mainstream American.

"They didn't go through a life experience like the Depression that brought everybody together and they don't have the same view of government."

Such a promise is built into Clinton's own view of government.

His vision also drove his view of government as a threat to individual freedom.