Friday, July 14, 2006

It's not personal, it's business

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

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