In my many years I have come to a conclusion
that one useless man is a shame,
and three or more is a congress.
If you don't read the newspaper
if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed.
Suppose you were an idiot.
And suppose you were a member of Congress.
But then I repeat myself.
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 .
A government which robs Peter to pay Paul
can always depend on the support of Paul.
who feels a great debt to his fellow man,
which debt he proposes to pay off with your money.
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
from poor people in rich countries
to rich people in poor countries.
-- Douglas Casey, Classmate of Bill Clinton at Georgetown University
Giving money and power to government
is like giving whiskey and car keys
-- 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 keeps moving, regulate it.
And if it stops moving, subsidize it.
I just watch the government
If you think health care is expensive now,
wait until you see what it costs when it's free!
consists of taking as much money as possible from one party of the citizens
Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics
won't take an interest in you!
No man's life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in
except when Congress does it.
a baby's alimentary canal,
with a happy appetite at one end
and no responsibility at the other.
The inherent vice of capitalism
is the unequal sharing of the blessings.
The inherent blessing of socialism
is the equal sharing of misery.
The only difference between a tax man
is that the taxidermist leaves the skin.
The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill
-- Herbert Spencer, English Philosopher (1820-1903)
There is no distinctly native American
are more unemployed politicians.
-- Edward Langley, Artist (1928-1995)
to give you everything you want,
to take everything you have.
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