Folks sure like to read into quotes (and even worse, our Constitution) what they want to think. Crockett was a true statesman. He saw his duty to the Constitution, the Nation, and his constituents as the job. Not special interests, not spending and excising money from taxpayers to fund unconstitutional pet projects. The Government was NEVER intended (I defy anyone to find in the Constitution or any of our founding father's letters where they meant otherwise) as a blanket "insurance policy" for everyone against all losses, including those resulting from laziness, complacency, or even "acts of God". But then politicians figured out the scam - you can buy votes by giving away cash from the treasury (and now it is being done when the money isn't even IN the treasury... taxing our unborn grandchildren).