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Tag: P. J. O’Rourke

(1947- ) U.S. humorist, journalist, and political commentator

Governments and bureaucracies

Government proposes, bureaucracy disposes. And the bureaucracy must dispose of government proposals by dumping them on us.

Author Greg RavenPosted on May 11, 2009November 1, 2018Format QuoteCategories governmentTags P. J. O’Rourke

There ought to be a law

If government were a product, selling it would be illegal. Government is a health hazard. Governments have killed many more people than cigarettes or unbuckled seat belts ever have.

Author Greg RavenPosted on May 11, 2009August 28, 2020Format QuoteCategories governmentTags P. J. O’Rourke

Social security

Social Security is a government program with a constituency made up of the old, the near old and those who hope or fear to grow old. After 215 years of trying, we have finally discovered a special interest that includes 100 percent of the population. Now we can vote ourselves rich.

Author Greg RavenPosted on May 11, 2009November 1, 2018Format QuoteCategories socialismTags P. J. O’Rourke

The mystery of government

The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop.

Author Greg RavenPosted on May 11, 2009November 1, 2018Format QuoteCategories governmentTags P. J. O’Rourke

Getting rid of poverty

You can’t get rid of poverty by giving people money.

Author Greg RavenPosted on May 11, 2009November 1, 2018Format QuoteCategories economics, welfareTags P. J. O’Rourke

Optimism about government

Feeling good about government is like looking on the bright side of any catastrophe. When you quit looking on the bright side, the catastrophe is still there.

Author Greg RavenPosted on May 11, 2009November 1, 2018Format QuoteCategories governmentTags P. J. O’Rourke

Democrats and Republicans

The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn. The Republicans are the party that says government doesn’t work and then they get elected and prove it.

Author Greg RavenPosted on May 11, 2009November 1, 2018Format QuoteCategories politicsTags P. J. O’Rourke

Controlling corruption

When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators.

Author Greg RavenPosted on May 11, 2009November 1, 2018Format QuoteCategories decentralization, politicsTags P. J. O’Rourke

Parliament of whores

Every government is a parliament of whores. The trouble is, in a democracy, the whores are us.

Author Greg RavenPosted on May 11, 2009November 1, 2018Format QuoteCategories government, politicsTags P. J. O’Rourke

Government-sponsored health care

If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it’s free!

Author Greg RavenPosted on April 4, 2009November 1, 2018Format QuoteCategories ObamacareTags P. J. O’Rourke

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