CajunCandy Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm and three or more is a government.John AdamsIf you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed, if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed. Mark TwainSuppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of government. But then I repeat myself. Mark TwainI 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 ChurchillA government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.George Bernard ShawForeign 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 UniversityGiving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boysP.J. O'Rourke, Civil LibertarianGovernment is the great fiction, through which everybody endeavours to live at the expense of everybody else.Frederic Bastiat, French economist(1801-1850)I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts. Will RogersIf you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it's free!P.J. O'RourkeIn 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 government does it.AnonymousThe government is like a baby's alimentary canal, with a happy appetite at one end and no responsibility at the other.Ronald ReaganThe only difference between a tax man and a taxidermist is that the taxidermist leaves the skin.Mark TwainThere is no distinctly Native American criminal class...save government. Mark TwainWhat 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 JeffersonWe hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.Aesop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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