text: what would you do if you were a president ? each of us has a dream : to be a star, to be rich, to visit many countries, and it was said : 'all is possible' french proverb i would pare down the government.  our government in the 60's used to represent 2% of the gdp, now it's 40%.    thomas jefferson was very clear about the government staying out of the way of commerce and acting to protect our borders.  let's move back to that successful strategy.