1. 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 congress. — John Adams
2. If you don’t read the newspaper you are uninformed,
if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed. — Mark Twain
3. Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were
a member of Congress. But then I repeat myself. — Mark Twain
4. 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
5. A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul. — George Bernard Shaw
6. 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
7. Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey
and car keys to teenage boys. — P.J. O’Rourke, Civil Libertarian
8. 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)
9. I don’t make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts. — Will Rogers
10. If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you
see what it costs when it’s free! — P. J. O’Rourke
11. No man’s life, liberty, or property is safe while the
legislature is in session. — Mark Twain (1866)
12. Talk is cheap, except when Congress does it. — Anonymous
13. 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
14. The only difference between a tax man and a taxidermist is that the taxidermist leaves the skin. — Mark Twain
15. There is no distinctly Native American criminal class,
save Congress. — Mark Twain
16. What this country needs are more unemployed politicians
–Edward Langley, Artist (1928-1995)
17. A government big enough to give you everything you want
is strong enough to take everything you have. — Thomas Jefferson
