"that government is best which governs least"

I think that Thoreaus words , "that government is best which governs least", means that the government that governs less as in it is not so involved in the people lives is the best government. That the government should only interfere when it is absolutely necessary. I disagree because for a government to be a good one it needs to be involed with the people. If the government dosent care and dosent act as one should then there is no meaning to even having one. The government is there to keep things in other and  to represent the people. But I do agree that it shouldnt always be in the way and used when needed.