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Food for thought
« on: Apr 19th, 2008, 2:16pm » |
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Some interesting quotes I came across.
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1) Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.
- Mark Twain
2) 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
3) A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.
- George Bernard Shaw
4) Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.
- James Bovard, Civil Libertarian (1994)
5) 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 Uuniversity
6) Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.
- P.J. O'Rourke, Civil Libertarian
7) 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)
9) I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.
- Will Rogers
10) If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it's free.
- P.J. O'Rourke
11) 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)
12)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)
13) No man's life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session.
- Mark Twain (1866)
14) Talk is cheap .. except when Congress does it.
- Unknown
15) 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
16) What this country needs are more unemployed politicians.
- Edward Langley, Artist (1928 - 1995)
17) A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.
- Thomas Jefferson
Number 11 is still true today even after more than 300 years.
Jerry
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Re: Food for thought
« Reply #1 on: Apr 19th, 2008, 2:21pm » |
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Damn Jerry, those are spot on!
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It is up to YOU to educate yourself and then help your doctor plan your treatment. If you just sit down in front of your doctor and say "make me better" you are setting yourself up for a great deal of pain.
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