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Uncommon Sense

Pithy sayings and brilliant observations

Author: Greg Raven

Free minds and free markets.

Analyzing data

The plural of ‘anecdote’ is not ‘data.’

Author Greg RavenPosted on April 4, 2009November 4, 2018Format QuoteCategories knowledgeTags anonymous

Government is the problem

Government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.

Author Greg RavenPosted on April 4, 2009November 1, 2018Format QuoteCategories governmentTags Ronald Reagan

Majority vs. minority

If the majority distributes among itself the things of a minority, it is evident that it will destroy the city.

Author Greg RavenPosted on April 4, 2009November 1, 2018Format QuoteCategories collectivizationTags Aristotle

Strong government

A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.

Author Greg RavenPosted on April 4, 2009November 1, 2018Format QuoteCategories governmentTags Thomas Jefferson

Politicians

What this country needs are more unemployed politicians.

Author Greg RavenPosted on April 4, 2009November 1, 2018Format QuoteCategories politicsTags Edward Langley

Congress critters

There is no distinctly Native American criminal class … save Congress.

Author Greg RavenPosted on April 4, 2009November 1, 2018Format QuoteCategories governmentTags Mark Twain

Foolish endeavor

The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools.

Author Greg RavenPosted on April 4, 2009November 1, 2018Format QuoteCategories cultureTags Herbert Spencer

Taxation vs. taxidermy

The only difference between a tax man and a taxidermist is that the taxidermist leaves the skin.

Author Greg RavenPosted on April 4, 2009November 1, 2018Format QuoteCategories taxationTags Mark Twain

Capitalism vs. socialism

The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of the blessings. The inherent blessing of socialism is the equal sharing of misery.

Author Greg RavenPosted on April 4, 2009November 1, 2018Format QuoteCategories socialismTags Winston Churchill

Government analogy

The government is like a baby’s alimentary canal, with a happy appetite at one end and no responsibility at the other.

Author Greg RavenPosted on April 4, 2009November 1, 2018Format QuoteCategories governmentTags Ronald Reagan

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