 The Great Thinker |
What do you guys think about politics? |
| We have the best government that money can buy. |  Mark Twain |
 Robert A. Heinlein |
It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so. |
| In democracy everyone has the right to be represented, even the jerks. |  Chris Patten |
 Sir Peter Ustinov |
Corruption is nature’s way of restoring our faith in democracy. |
| The most terrifying words in the English langauge are: I’m from the government and I’m here to help. |  Ronald Reagan |
 George Carlin |
The next time they give you all that civic bullshit about voting, keep in mind that Hitler was elected in a full, free democratic election. |
| Get all the fools on your side and you can be elected to anything. |  Frank Dane |
 Will Rogers |
It’s easy being a humorist when you’ve got the whole government working for you. |
| The function of socialism is to raise suffering to a higher level. |  Norman Mailer |
 Nigel Rees |
Democracy is too good to share with just anybody. |
| We’d all like to vote for the best man but he’s never a candidate. |  Kin Hubbard |
 Patrick Murray |
Any political party that includes the word ‘democratic’ in its name, isn’t. |
| Democracy is being allowed to vote for the candidate you dislike least. |  Robert Byrne |
 George Bernard Shaw |
A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul. |
| If we could just find out who’s in charge, we could kill him. | George Carlin |
Will Rogers |
A fool and his money are soon elected. |
| Making a speech on economics is a bit like pissing down your leg. It seems hot to you but never to anyone else. |  Lyndon B. Johnson |
 Arnold Glasow |
Don’t get excited about a tax cut. It’s like a mugger giving you back fare for a taxi. |
| I don’t make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts. | Will Rogers |
 H. L. Mencken |
Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance. |
| Political tags – such as royalist, communist, democrat, populist, fascist, liberal, conservative, and so forth – are never basic criteria. The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those who have no such desire. | Robert A. Heinlein |
 P. J. O'Rourke |
Politicians are interested in people. Not that this is always a virtue. Fleas are interested in dogs. |
| Any American who is prepared to run for president should automatically, by definition, be disqualified from ever doing so. |  Gore Vidal |
 Fred Allen |
A committee is a group of people who individually can do nothing but together can decide that nothing can be done. |
| In America any boy may become President and I suppose it’s just one of the risks he takes. |  Adlai Stevenson |
Mark Twain |
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority it is time to pause and reflect. |
| That’s pretty much what I thought. |
The Great Thinker |
I want ice water.
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