Old quotes
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- Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself. Mark Twain
- 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
- A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul. George Bernard Shaw
- Foreign 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 University
- Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. 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 moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it. Ronald Reagan (1986)
- I don’t make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts. Will Rogers
- In 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)
- 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
- What 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 Jefferson
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