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Jefferson would note that the purpose of the government was to protect the “inalienable rights” that man received from “their Creator.” In his view, if the government became Page 22 “destructive,” it was the right of the citizens to “alter or abolish” that form of government and replace it with a better one.
Jefferson felt that government power should not be concentrated in one central or federal government, but should be spread out among the individual states as well. Similarly, he thought states should give decision-making power to their various communities.
Jefferson also felt that the central government should be "rigorously frugal and simple." As president he reduced the size and scope of the federal government by ending internal taxes, reducing the size of the army and navy, and paying off the government's debt.