COLLECTED TRUTHS ABOUT THE NATURE OF 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 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
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'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
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 class of the citizens to give to the other. - Voltaire (1764)
No man's life, liberty, or property is safe while Congress is in session. - Mark Twain (1866)
The only difference between a tax man and a taxidermist is that the taxidermist leaves the skin. - Mark Twain
A government big enough to give you everything you want is strong enough to take everything you have. - Thomas Jefferson
