Can we draw the following hypothesis from the context? 

Context:

In fact, I'm for shrinking the size of government. I want a smaller and smarter government. I have been in charge of this reinventing government streamlining project that's reduced the size of government by more than 300,000 people in the last several years.

Hypothesis: Nobody knows who formed the first government or whether it was a success but governments have existed for thousands of years.