Quotes and Observations
“If you don’t read the newspaper you are uninformed. If you do read the newspaper, you are misinformed.” ~Mark Twain
Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But then, I repeat myself. ~Mark Twain
I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle. ~Winston Churchill
A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul. ~George Bernard Shaw
A liberal is someone who feels a great debt to his fellow man, which debt he proposes to pay off with your money. ~G. Gordon Liddy
Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner. ~James Bovard, (Civil Libertarian, 1994)
Foreign aid might be defined as a transfer of money from poor people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries. ~Douglas Casey *Bill Clinton’s Classmate at Georgetown University
Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. ~P.J. O’Rourke, Civil Libertarian
Government is the great fiction, through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else. ~Frederic Bastiat, French Economist, 1801-1850
Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.~Ronald Reagan 1986
I don’t make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts. ~Will Rogers
If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it’s free! ~P.J. O’Rourke
In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one party of the citizens to give to the other. ~Voltaire 1764
Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn’t mean politics won’t take an interest in you! ~Pericles 430 B.C.
No man’s life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session. ~Mark Twain 1866
Talk is cheap except when Congress does it. ~Unknown
The government is like a baby’s alimentary canal, with a happy appetite at one end and no responsibility at the other. ~Ronald Reagan
The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of the blessings. The inherent blessing of socialism is the equal sharing of misery. ~Winston Churchill
The only difference between a tax man and a taxidermist is that the taxidermist leaves the skin. ~Mark Twain
The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools. ~Herbert Spencer English Philosopher 1820-1903
There is no distinctly Native American criminal class …save Congress. ~Mark Twain
What this country needs are more unemployed politicians. ~Edward Langley Artist,1928-1995
A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have. ~Thomas Jefferson