{"id":392,"date":"2019-10-09T17:33:35","date_gmt":"2019-10-09T21:33:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.centerforsmallgovernment.com\/?page_id=392"},"modified":"2019-10-14T09:51:06","modified_gmt":"2019-10-14T13:51:06","slug":"the-small-government-field-of-dreams","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.centerforsmallgovernment.com\/index.php\/the-small-government-field-of-dreams\/","title":{"rendered":"The Small Government Field of Dreams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

by Michael Cloud<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“If you build it, he will come.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You recognize the voice. You heard it in\nthe movie, Field of Dreams<\/em>, starring Kevin Costner. Or maybe you\nread it in W.P. Kinsella’s novel Shoeless Joe<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“If you build it, he will come,”\nthe voice in the cornfield tells Ray Kinsella. Ray’s a reluctant farmer, a\nwistful idealist, and a disappointed dreamer. But he’s not ready to believe in\nvoices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Until the voice shows him a vision of a\nbaseball diamond in the middle of his cornfield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ray believes that he’s meant to build it.\nAgainst all common sense, against all practical considerations, despite the\nfact that he cannot afford to build the baseball diamond, he does build it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And someone does come. Shoeless Joe Jackson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Later, the Chicago Black Sox players join\nShoeless Joe. To play a little baseball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, one last player joins them. The\nplayer who heals Ray’s soul. The one who is the heartbeat of the dreams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The magic grows. As Field of\nDreams<\/em> ends, we see hundreds of car headlights making their way to the\nfield, drawn there as bees are to flowers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We need a small government field of\ndreams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If we build it, he will come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who? The small government Tom Paine or\nPatrick Henry. A leader in the tradition of Harry Browne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If we build a small government movement\nwith 10,000 committed members, we may attract one or two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If we build a small government movement of\n100,000, we will attract many leaders of character, credibility, and\ncapability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who? Eloquent and persuasive champions of\nsmall government who galvanize hundreds of thousands of new members of the\nmovement for small government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Field of Dreams” is a fable,\nbut it’s based on a vital truth: Demand attracts supply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unsatisfied demand attracts entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A lot of people in your community want\nvegetarian cuisine? Business people will soon open vegetarian restaurants. And\norganic produce stores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unable to shovel the snow off your\ndriveway, but want it done? Snow plowing businesses are on the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Demand attracts supply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If we build the demand for small\ngovernment, new leaders offering it will come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If we build a movement of small government\nvoters, the Harry Browne small government candidates will come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’s the Field of Dreams principle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You’ve been told that good candidates\nbring in voters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s almost always false.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the opposite is almost always true.\nGood voters bring in good candidates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Growing numbers of small government voters\nwill bring in a growing number of true small government candidates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For years, supporters of small government\nhave tried to reverse the Field of Dreams principle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They thought, “If we find him, they\nwill build it.” If we find the man on the white horse, if we find the\ncharismatic leader, if we find the celebrity, someone else will build the\nfield. Someone else will grow the movement. If we create the supply, someone\nelse will create the demand. If we find the Dream leader, the Dream candidate,\nsomeone else will build the Field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the player does not call forth the\nfield. The field calls forth the player.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is time to embrace the Field of Dreams\nprinciple. To prosper and profit from it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You and I and others must grow the\nmovement for small government. We must increase the number of small government\npledgers. We must dramatically increase the number of individuals who vote\nsmall government. Every issue. Every time. No exceptions. No excuses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If we build it, he will come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If we build intense, massive demand for\nsmall government, the true small government candidates and leaders will come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you help us build the movement for\nsmall government, he will come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And when he does come, all of us will\nboldly go onto the small government field of dreams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Want to help build a small government\nField of Dreams…?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

…so small government candidates will\ncome?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please sign the Small Government Pledge\u2120 today!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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