« on: February 20, 2011, 03:04:38 AM »
24 Memorably Thoughtful and Mischievous Quotes
POSTER CREDIT: EDGALAXY.COM ***“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***“Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But then I repeat myself.” —Mark Twain***
POSTER CREDIT: EDGALAXY.COM***“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 University***“Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to boys.” —P.J. O'Rourke, civil libertarian***
POSTER CREDIT: IMA-USA.COM***“Government is the great fiction, through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else.” —Frederic Bastiat, French economist (1801-1850)***“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***
POSTER CREDIT: QUOTEHED.COM***“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 doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you.” —Pericles (430 B.C)***
POSTER CREDIT: EDGALAXY.COM“No man's life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session.” —Mark Twain (1866)***
“Talk is cheap...except when Congress does it.” —Unknown***
***“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***“What this country needs are more unemployed politicians.” —Edward Langley, artist (1928 - 1995)***“A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.” —Thomas Jefferson***
POSTER CREDIT: REBLOGGY.COM—All the text quotes are from Lifesmith Classic Fractals: Fun with the English Language (2011)—The seven posterized quotes are latter day additions by the Forum (December 7, 2018)
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