"With all these blessings, what more is necessary to make us a happy and a prosperous people? Still one thing more, fellow-citizens—a wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government."
-Thomas Jefferson, First Inaugural Address
Which statement describes Jefferson's views about the proper role of the federal government?
A
Jefferson believed that a wise and strong central government with the ability to use implied powers when needed was necessary to keep people safe.
B Jefferson believed that the federal government should use its powers to regulate the economy but otherwise leave people free to follow their own pursuits.
C Jefferson believed that the federal government should play a limited role to keep people safe but otherwise leave them free to follow their own pursuits.
D
Jefferson believed that the federal government should be frugal and stay out of debt and that taxes on those who worked were necessary to meet that goal.
C
Jefferson believed that the federal government should play a limited role to keep people safe but otherwise leave them free to follow their own pursuits.