Monday, November 01, 2004
Quotes on Government
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 islike a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by thehandle..........Winston Churchill
3) A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on thesupport of Paul................George Bernard Shaw
4) A liberal is someone who feels a great debt to his fellow man, whichdebt he proposes to pay off with your money.............G. Gordon Liddy
5) Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting onwhat to have for dinner..............James Bovard, Civil Libertarian(1994)
6) Foreign aid might be defined as a transfer of money from poor people inrich countries to rich people in poor countries........Douglas Casey,Classmate of Bill Clinton at Georgetown University
7) Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and carkeys to teenage boys.................P.J. O'Rourke, Civil Libertarian
8) Government is the great fiction, through which everybody endeavors tolive at the expense of everybody else............Frederic Bastiat, FrenchEconomist (1801-1850)
9) Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few shortphrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if itstops moving, subsidize it..........Ronald Reagan (1986)
10) I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report thefacts................Will Rogers
11) If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what itcosts when it's free..........P.J. O'Rourke
12) If you want government to intervene domestically, you're a liberal.If you want government to intervene overseas, you're a conservative. Ifyou want government to intervene everywhere, you're a moderate. If youdon't want government to intervene anywhere, you're an extremist.......Joseph Sobran, Former Editor of the National Review (1995)
13) In general, the art of government consists in taking as much money aspossible from one party of the citizens to give to the other.........Voltaire (1764)
14) Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't meanpolitics won't take an interest in you..........Pericles (430 B.C.)
15) No man's life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislatureis in session.....Mark Twain (1866)
16) Talk is cheap ... except when Congress does it.......Unknown
17) The government is like a baby's alimentary canal, with a happyappetite at one end and no responsibility at the other.........RonaldReagan
18) The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of theblessings. The inherent blessing of socialism is the equal sharing ofmisery........Winston Churchill
19) The only difference between a tax man and a taxidermist is that thetaxidermist leaves the skin.......Mark Twain
20) The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is tofill the world with fools.........Herbert Spencer, English Philosopher(1820-1903)
21) There is no distinctly native American criminal class, , , , , , saveCongress.......Mark Twain
22) What this country needs are more unemployed politicians........EdwardLangley, Artist (1928 - 1995)
23) A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strongenough to take everything you have.........Thomas Jefferson, FamousRevolutionary
24) They're all liars.........Bob Thorne
2) I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity islike a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by thehandle..........Winston Churchill
3) A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on thesupport of Paul................George Bernard Shaw
4) A liberal is someone who feels a great debt to his fellow man, whichdebt he proposes to pay off with your money.............G. Gordon Liddy
5) Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting onwhat to have for dinner..............James Bovard, Civil Libertarian(1994)
6) Foreign aid might be defined as a transfer of money from poor people inrich countries to rich people in poor countries........Douglas Casey,Classmate of Bill Clinton at Georgetown University
7) Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and carkeys to teenage boys.................P.J. O'Rourke, Civil Libertarian
8) Government is the great fiction, through which everybody endeavors tolive at the expense of everybody else............Frederic Bastiat, FrenchEconomist (1801-1850)
9) Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few shortphrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if itstops moving, subsidize it..........Ronald Reagan (1986)
10) I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report thefacts................Will Rogers
11) If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what itcosts when it's free..........P.J. O'Rourke
12) If you want government to intervene domestically, you're a liberal.If you want government to intervene overseas, you're a conservative. Ifyou want government to intervene everywhere, you're a moderate. If youdon't want government to intervene anywhere, you're an extremist.......Joseph Sobran, Former Editor of the National Review (1995)
13) In general, the art of government consists in taking as much money aspossible from one party of the citizens to give to the other.........Voltaire (1764)
14) Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't meanpolitics won't take an interest in you..........Pericles (430 B.C.)
15) No man's life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislatureis in session.....Mark Twain (1866)
16) Talk is cheap ... except when Congress does it.......Unknown
17) The government is like a baby's alimentary canal, with a happyappetite at one end and no responsibility at the other.........RonaldReagan
18) The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of theblessings. The inherent blessing of socialism is the equal sharing ofmisery........Winston Churchill
19) The only difference between a tax man and a taxidermist is that thetaxidermist leaves the skin.......Mark Twain
20) The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is tofill the world with fools.........Herbert Spencer, English Philosopher(1820-1903)
21) There is no distinctly native American criminal class, , , , , , saveCongress.......Mark Twain
22) What this country needs are more unemployed politicians........EdwardLangley, Artist (1928 - 1995)
23) A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strongenough to take everything you have.........Thomas Jefferson, FamousRevolutionary
24) They're all liars.........Bob Thorne
Back to it
My daughter and I spent the last few days in Mexico building a house for a poor family. Wonderful experience, wonderful people, and it took me away from the election news which also was wonderful.
Get out there and vote for Bush, Coors, Thune, whichever Republican. If you're from Colorado, Amendment 36 is ridiculous and will take us out of national voting forever--vote NO!
Doctors, the American Trial Lawyers association has taken over the Democrat party. Even if you lean that way, you must vote republican this time and you must start giving money to people who want to give us tort reforms that have some teeth in them.
Good luck.
Get out there and vote for Bush, Coors, Thune, whichever Republican. If you're from Colorado, Amendment 36 is ridiculous and will take us out of national voting forever--vote NO!
Doctors, the American Trial Lawyers association has taken over the Democrat party. Even if you lean that way, you must vote republican this time and you must start giving money to people who want to give us tort reforms that have some teeth in them.
Good luck.
