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The first count of civilian federal employees in the US happened around 1812, and found just 5,000. Was a segment of the political spectrum complaining that this number was outrageously high, or had the smaller government = better government political view not yet appeared? When would it?

by /u/RusticBohemian in /r/AskHistorians

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