Only virtuous people will willingly give up power (e.g. George Washington), so in order for government to give up the power needed to become “limited government”, we need virtuous people who will make those decisions.
Limited power in government can only come from virtuous persons deciding to reduce the power of the positions that they are in.
Limited government will never occur without virtuous people in power.
NO NO NO NO NO - limited government can only occur when the population is both free and virtuous and they thereby limit the power of government. Your equation is government central and therefore NOT AT ALL NOT AT ALL NOT AT ALL what the Founders intended. WE, not THEY, have to keep them in CHECK because the Founders KNEW they would not.
The burden of virtue is on US, NOT the elected folks.