Government

  • 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
  • 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 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 Univ.
  • Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.
    - P.J. O'Rourke, Civil Libertarian
  • 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)
  • If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it's free!
    - P.J. O'Rourke
  • 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 dosn't mean politics won't take an interest in you!
    - Pericles (430 B.C.)
  • 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
  • The only difference between a tax man and a taxidermist is that the taxidermist leaves the skin.
    - Mark Twain
  • The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools.
    - Herbert Spencer, English Philosopher (1820-1903)
  • A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.
    - Thomas Jefferson