Great Words of wisdom. . . Sad, but True
1) Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.
- Mark Twain
2) 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
3) A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.
- George Bernard Shaw
4) Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.
- James Board, Civil Libertarian (1994)
5) Foreign aid might be defined as a transfer of money from poor people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries.
- Douglas Casey, Classmate of Bill Clinton at
Georgetown University
6) Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.
- P.J. O’Rourke, Civil Libertarian
7) 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)
8) I don’t make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.
- Will Rogers
9) If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it’s free.
- P.J. O’Rourke
10) 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)
11) 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)
12) No man’s life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session.
- Mark Twain (1866)
13) Talk is cheap … except when Congress does it.
- Unknown
14) 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
15) What this country needs are more unemployed politicians.
- Edward Langley, Artist (1928 - 1995)
16) A government big enough to give you everything you want,
- Thomas Jefferson
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